Relationships between Elements of the Stokes Matrix,

Abstract

Although there are sixteen elements of the Stokes Matrix, they are constructed from basically four amplitudes and three phase differences. This of course implies that there exists nine independent relationships connecting the elements. These relationships are equalities for scattering by a single particle in a fixed orientation and in a fixed direction. They become inequalities when Stokes matrices from an ensemble of particles differing in size, orientation, morphology, or optical properties are added incoherently. These relations will prove to be very useful for providing consistency checks on experimental measurements of all sixteen elements. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 16, 1981
Accession Number
ADA094188

Entities

People

  • Edward S. Fry
  • George W. Kattawar

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Consistency
  • Contracts
  • Inequalities
  • Light Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Mie Scattering
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • Optical Properties
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Particles
  • Physics
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Standards
  • Universities

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  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics.