title: Polarimetric subtraction of Mueller matrices.
abstract: A general formulation of the additive composition and decomposition of Mueller matrices is presented, which is expressed in adequate terms for properly performing the "polarimetric subtraction," from a given depolarizing Mueller matrix M, of the Mueller matrix of a given nondepolarizing component that is incoherently embedded in the whole system represented by M. A general and comprehensive procedure for the polarimetric subtraction of depolarizing Mueller matrices is also developed.
authors: José J
authors: JJ
authors: Gil
authors: Ignacio
authors: I
authors: San José
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055100:Optical Fibers; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D013382:Subtraction Technique