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In the present paper, an attempt has been made for establishing the relation among different matrix formalisms that are in vogue in the studies on polarisation optics. The properties of Pauli spin matrices have been utilised to evaluate the elements of the Mueller matrix of a device in terms of the coefficients of the spin matrices in the expansion of its characteristic Jones matrix. The effect of an optical device on the Poincare spherical representation has been discussed.
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Chakraborty, A.K. Pauli Algebraic Formalism in Polarisation Optical Studies. J Opt 6, 42–47 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03548985
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