Phasor approach of Mueller matrix optical scanning microscopy for biological tissue imaging.

ABSTRACT: Mueller matrix microscopy is an advanced imaging technique providing a full characterization of the optical polarization fingerprint of a sample. The Lu-Chipman (LC) decomposition, a method based on the modeling of elementary polarimetric arrangements and matrix inversions, is the gold standard to extract each polarimetric component separately. However, this models the optical system as a small number of discrete optical elements and requires a priori knowledge of the order in which these elements occur. In stratified media or when the ordering is not known, the interpretation of the LC decomposition becomes difficult. In this work, we propose a new, to our knowledge, representation dedicated to the study of biological tissues that combines Mueller matrix microscopy with a phasor approach.

SUBMITTER: Le Gratiet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390965 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature