Abstract
The angular dependence of the radiance and polarization of light scattered by a suspension of small particles depends on the polarization of the incident light. This dependence, which in general cannot be computed, can be represented by a sixteen element, square matrix. The instrument to be described here is capable of the direct and simultaneous measurement of all sixteen elements of this matrix. It thus provides a tremendous improvement over all previous efforts to measure the scattering matrix. Polarization modulation is used as the basis for this instrument. A theoretical description of the optical system is given as well as a detailed procedure for alignment of the optics and electronics. To demonstrate the precision of the instrument, measurements of various optical devices and scattering systems are presented.
Thompson, Randall Clyde (1978). An electro-optic light scattering photometric polarimeter. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -323483.