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    • Optics
    • Materials Science
    • Surface Physics

    Background:

    • Traditional Jones and Mueller matrices struggle with complex light-matter interactions in mixed materials and on rough surfaces.
    • Accurate physical modeling of light propagation is crucial for understanding material properties and surface characteristics.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce and validate the paths correlation matrix (PCM) as a novel method for physically modeling light-matter interactions.
    • To demonstrate PCM's capability in analyzing mixed materials and rough surfaces.

    Main Methods:

    • Derived the paths correlation matrix (PCM) as a probabilistic mixture of Jones matrices for all light propagation paths.
    • Experimentally measured the reflection PCM of a polypropylene and graphite mixture.
    • Decomposed the measured PCM into contributions from pure materials and depolarization effects.

    Main Results:

    • The PCM accurately modeled the reflection of a mixed polypropylene and graphite sample.
    • PCM decomposition successfully separated single reflections from pure polypropylene and graphite, and depolarization from multiple reflections.
    • Calculated reflection parameters for a rough surface from PCM decomposition, showing good agreement with Fresnel equations.

    Conclusions:

    • The paths correlation matrix (PCM) offers an efficient and accurate method for the physical modeling of light-matter interactions.
    • PCM provides a superior approach for analyzing complex systems like mixed materials and rough surfaces compared to existing matrix methods.
    • Experimental validation confirms PCM's theoretical framework and its practical applicability in optics and materials science.