Return the Mueller matrix for a circular retarder element.
- - p is the phase delay in radiant units, i.e. p is
ranging between 0 and 2*pi(). If not given or set to [] the default
value 0 is used.
- - mode is a string defining the units for the phase
delay: ’radiant’ (default), ’degree’ (0..360) or ’wavelength’
(0..1).
Argument p can be passed as a scalar or as a matrix or as a
cell array. In the two latter cases, a cell array M of
Mueller matrices of the same size is returned.
References:
- E. Collett, Field Guide to Polarization,
SPIE Field Guides vol. FG05, SPIE (2005). ISBN 0-8194-5868-6.
- R. A. Chipman, "Polarimetry," chapter 22 in Handbook of Optics II,
2nd Ed, M. Bass, editor in chief (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995)
- "Mueller calculus",
last retrieved on Dec 17, 2013.
See also: mueller_waveplate, mueller_linretarder.