Extraction of Effective Parameters of Anisotropic and Turbid Media Using Mueller Matrix Method

Methods for accurately determining the optical properties of opto-electric materials or bio-samples are essential in facilitating the development of advanced inspection and/or diagnostic applications [1]. For example, linear birefringence (LB) measurements provide a useful insight into the characteristics of LCD compensator films or the photo-elasticity of human tissue, while circular birefringence (CB) measurements of human blood provide a reliable indication of diabetes [2-6]. Similarly, linear dichroism (LD) measurements of human tissue can facilitate tumor diagnosis, while circular dichroism (CD) measurements are an effective means of characterizing and classifying protein structures [7-10]. Moreover, linear depolarization (L-Dep) and circular depolarization (C-Dep) measurements provide a valuable experience of the characteristics of tumors or surface measurements, etc. [11-12].