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This research was funded by Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad under Grant No. PID2019-104268GB-C21.

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Carlos Suarez-Bermejo, JuanAuthorGonzález De Sande, Juan CarlosCorresponding Author

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November 7, 2022
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Full Poincare Mueller Polarimetry Using a CCD Camera

Publicated to:Photonics. 9 (10): 702- - 2022-10-01 9(10), DOI: 10.3390/photonics9100702

Authors: Carlos Suarez-Bermejo, Juan; Gonzalez de Sande, Juan Carlos; Piquero, Gemma; Failla, Antonio Virgilio; Santarsiero, Massimo

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Univ Complutense Madrid, Dept Opt, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Med Ctr Hamburg Eppendorf, UKE Microscopy Imaging Facil UMIF, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSIS Telecomunicac, Campus Sur, Madrid 28031, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Mat Sci Dept, Avda Memoria, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Roma Tre, Dipartimento Ingn Ind Elettron & Meccan, Via V Volterra 62, I-00146 Rome, Italy - Author
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Abstract

A new method is proposed to perform Mueller matrix polarimetry using a Full Poincare beam (i.e., a non-uniformly polarized beam presenting all polarization states across its section) as a parallel polarization state generator and a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera as a detector of the polarization state analyzer. In this way, the polarization change is measured for all possible input states simultaneously. To obtain the Mueller matrix of the sample, the overdetermined system of equations that relates the input and output states of polarization is solved by means of the Moore-Penrose pseudo-inverse. Preliminary numerical simulations are performed to identify and exhaustively analyze the main sources of error. In order to test the method, experimental measurements are presented for several known samples, showing an excellent agreement between the experimentally obtained Mueller matrices and the theoretically expected ones.

Keywords

Calibration methodFull poincaré beamsMatrixPolarimetryPolarizationPolarized beamsRefractive-index

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Photonics due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Instrumentation. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Optics.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.79, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-09, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3
  • Google Scholar: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 6.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Germany; Italy.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (SUAREZ BERMEJO, JUAN CARLOS) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GONZALEZ DE SANDE, JUAN CARLOS.