From Metrology to Medicine: Advances in Imaging Mueller Polarimetry

Probing a sample with polarized light provides detailed insights into its polarimetric properties, which can be leveraged across a wide range of applications. Optical polarimetric techniques are particularly attractive due to their cost-effectiveness, speed, non-contact and non-destructive approach, making them suitable for in situ, real-time measurements.

Over the past two decades, several imaging Mueller matrix polarimetric systems have been developed at LPICM, Ecole Polytechnique. Our theoretical and experimental studies have demonstrated that Mueller matrix images acquired in either Fourier or real space enable comprehensive characterization of complex media, including layered, patterned, scattering, anisotropic, and absorbing samples.

This presentation will highlight the potential of imaging Mueller polarimetry for diverse applications, ranging from semiconductor metrology to biomedical imaging. Future perspectives on theoretical advancements and instrumentation developments of imaging Mueller polarimetry for real-world applications will also be discussed.

Subject Matter Level: Intermediate - Assumes basic knowledge of the topic

What You Will Learn:
• Polarization Sensitive Imaging
• Clinical Diagnosis
• Tissue Imaging

Who Should Attend:
• PhD Student
• Faculty
• Industry with relevant background

About the Presenter: Tatiana Novikova from Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et Couches Minces, CNRS

Tatiana Novikova received her M.S. degree (Cum Laude) in Applied Mathematics from Moscow State University, Russia, a Ph.D. in Applied Physics and Mathematics from Moscow Institute of Mathematical Modeling, Russian Academy of Sciences, and an HDR (Dr. habil.) in Physics from Paris-Sud University, Orsay, France. She leads the Characterization and Modeling Division of the Laboratory of Interfaces and Thin Films at Ecole polytechnique, IP Paris, France, and also serves as a Courtesy Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University, Miami, USA. Her research interests and expertise include optical polarization, Mueller polarimetry, biomedical imaging, clinical applications of polarized light, optical metrology, and computational modeling of electromagnetic wave interaction with structured and random media. Dr Novikova is an editorial board member of the SPIE Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vice-Chair of the Poincaré Webinar Series “Optical Polarization