Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 18, Issue 5, 2543003(2025)
Mitigating pseudo-depolarization in constant-step rotating Mueller matrix polarimetry: An optimized self-registration method
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Kaisha Deng, Nan Zeng, Liangyu Deng, Qiaoqi Tang, Chunyan Chen, Hongtao Li, Zhiyan Liu, Hui Ma, Chao He, Honghui He. Mitigating pseudo-depolarization in constant-step rotating Mueller matrix polarimetry: An optimized self-registration method[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2025, 18(5): 2543003
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Received: Dec. 28, 2024
Accepted: Feb. 20, 2025
Published Online: Aug. 27, 2025
The Author Email: Hongtao Li (lhtmed@shsmu.edu.cn), Zhiyan Liu (zhiyanliu@shsmu.edu.cn), Chao He (chao.he@eng.ox.ac.uk), Honghui He (he.honghui@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn)