Polarization sensitive optical imaging of biomaterials using a mueller matrix polarimetric algorithm

Authors/Editors

Idrees, Mike

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Publication Details

Output type: Journal article

Author list: Firdous S., Waqas W., Idrees M., Nawaz M., Ikram M.

Publisher: Old City Publishing

Publication year: 2013

Journal: Lasers in Engineering (0898-1507)

Volume number: 26

Start page: 157

End page: 180

Number of pages: 24

ISSN: 0898-1507

eISSN: 1029-029X

URL: http://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id:84890102156

Abstract

A complete and minimum set of necessary and sufficient conditions for a real 4 × 4 matrix to be a physical Mueller matrix with forward and reverse decomposition is obtained. The significant information or image contrast about the biomaterials can be obtained through polarization sensitive optical imaging technique. The Mueller matrices of the ultra-high molecular- weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) from 400 to 800 nm wavelength of light were obtained experimentally and corresponding optical polarization measured parameters were simulated at different wavelengths for forward and reverse decomposition. Based on this decomposition, the diattenuation and the retardence of a Mueller Matrix can be defined and computed. The algorithm is useful for optical properties measurement and performing data reduction upon experimentally determined Mueller matrices. The UHMWPE is a unique polymer with outstanding physical and mechanical properties can be used as artificial bone substitute. By knowing the optical properties of UHMWPE through this imaging technique, the deficiencies can be removed in the material for replacement of joints. The developed model can also be applied to other biomaterials for their optical properties and data reduction.

Keywords

Biomaterial, Depolarization, Mueller matrix, Optical imaging, Polarization, Scattering, Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene(UHMWPE)

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