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Stokes polarimetry in multiply scattering chiral media: effects of experimental geometry

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The spatial distribution of optical rotation α and surviving linear polarization fraction βL of light scattered from cylindrical turbid chiral (glucose-containing) and achiral samples is studied using a linear Stokes polarimeter. α and βL are measured in and off the incident plane as the detection angle changes from the forward to the backward direction. The experimental results exhibit a complex dependence on the detection geometry: α is more sensitive to glucose presence off the incident plane, whereas βL exhibits larger effects in-plane, as validated by polarization sensitive Monte Carlo simulations. A rigorous methodology is presented for optimizing the experimental geometry in the polarimetric examinations of complex random systems.

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