Polarimetric Backscattering Setup for Quantitative Scattering Parameters Retrieval

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Main Authors: Singh, Bhanu P., Stefanov, Vladislav, Coorens, Nadine A., Stefanov, Andre
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Published: 2026
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author Singh, Bhanu P.
Stefanov, Vladislav
Coorens, Nadine A.
Stefanov, Andre
author_facet Singh, Bhanu P.
Stefanov, Vladislav
Coorens, Nadine A.
Stefanov, Andre
contents We present two backscattering polarimetric scanning setups based on point-illumination schemes, that are designed to probe the optical properties of subsurface media. We describe their advantages and limitations, characterize their performance in Mueller matrix determination, and demonstrate their ability to retrieve unknown sample parameters (such as the scattering coefficient and anisotropy factor) using a maximum likelihood approach. As an experimental validation, a polystyrene suspension is investigated as a representative case. By applying Fisher information formalism on the theoretical model, we estimate boundaries of the retrieved parameters.
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spellingShingle Polarimetric Backscattering Setup for Quantitative Scattering Parameters Retrieval
Singh, Bhanu P.
Stefanov, Vladislav
Coorens, Nadine A.
Stefanov, Andre
Optics
We present two backscattering polarimetric scanning setups based on point-illumination schemes, that are designed to probe the optical properties of subsurface media. We describe their advantages and limitations, characterize their performance in Mueller matrix determination, and demonstrate their ability to retrieve unknown sample parameters (such as the scattering coefficient and anisotropy factor) using a maximum likelihood approach. As an experimental validation, a polystyrene suspension is investigated as a representative case. By applying Fisher information formalism on the theoretical model, we estimate boundaries of the retrieved parameters.
title Polarimetric Backscattering Setup for Quantitative Scattering Parameters Retrieval
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.28322