Thermodynamic Reversibility in Polarimetry
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چکیده
The action of linear media on incident polarized electromagnetic waves can produce two kinds thermodynamic irreversible effects, namely, loss intensity, in general anisotropic, and reduction the degree polarization. Even though both phenomena be described through specific properties, overall reversibility polarimetric interactions characterized by means a single parameter whose minimum maximum values are achieved fully reversible transformations, respectively. Furthermore, sources irreversibility associated to entire family Mueller matrices proportional given one identified, leading definition as square average purity dimension index. feasible with respect mean intensity coefficient analyzed graphically, iso-reversibility branches identified analyzed. behavior achievable index polarizance is figure, it compared iso-purity elliptical such figure.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Photonics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2304-6732']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9090650