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  • Biomedical Optics
  • Photonics
  • Polarimetry

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  • Mueller matrix imaging (MMI) provides comprehensive polarimetric characterization of scattering media.
  • Structured illumination (SI) offers a method to control the effective photon path length within scattering samples.
  • Understanding light-sample interactions is crucial for advanced imaging techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of structured illumination on Mueller matrix imaging.
  • To demonstrate the control of photon path length using SI-MMI.
  • To assess the sensitivity of SI-MMI to sample properties like absorption and depth.

Main Methods:

  • Performed MMI on Intralipid phantoms with varying absorption and depth.
  • Applied sinusoidal structured illumination at different spatial frequencies.
  • Measured polarization states (unpolarized, linear, circular) as a function of spatial frequency.
  • Acquired SI-MMI data from ex vivo chicken skin over varied substrates.

Main Results:

  • Observed distinct dependencies of unpolarized intensity, linear polarization, and circular polarization on spatial frequency.
  • Demonstrated that SI-MMI can control effective photon path length, influencing Mueller matrix elements.
  • Showcased SI-MMI's sensitivity to sample depth using chicken skin and substrate variations.

Conclusions:

  • SI-MMI is a powerful technique for quantitative polarimetric sensing with depth control.
  • Spatial frequency in SI-MMI influences polarization properties differently, enabling advanced analysis.
  • This method holds promise for non-invasive imaging of scattering biological tissues.