Diattenuation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Diattenuation is a noun meaning (physics) attenuation of light that depends upon its polarization.
Meaning
(physics) attenuation of light that depends upon its polarization.
Example Sentences
Singular Mueller matrices play an important role in polarization algebra and have peculiar properties that stem from the fact that either the medium exhibits maximum diattenuation and/or polarizance, or because its associated canonical depolarizer has the property of fully randomizing, the circular component (at least) of the states of polarization of light incident on it.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include attenuation, attenuance, polarization, polarizance, polarimetry, eigenpolarization.
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