Construct one possible Mueller matrix for a right-circular polarizer made out of a linear polarizer and a quarter-wave plate. Such a device is obviously an in homogeneous two-element train and will differ from the homogeneous circular polarizer of Table 8.6. Test your matrix to determine that it will convert natural light to an R-state. Show hat it will pass R-states, as will the homogeneous matrix. Your matrix should convert L-states incident on the input side to R-states, whereas the homogeneous polarizer will totally absorb them. Verify this.

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TABLE 8.6 Jones and Mueller Matrices Linear optical element Jones matrix Mueller matrix [1 0] Horizontal linear polarizer 20 -1 Vertical linear [o o] 1 -1 1 polarizer 1 Linear polarizer 10 at +45° 21 1 1 -1 Linear polarizer at -45° 2 -1 1 [1 Quarter-wave plate, fast axis vertical 0 0 -1 [1 Quarter-wave plate, fast axis horizontal 1 -1 1 10 Homogeneous circular polarizer right 20 1 -1 Homogeneous circular polarizer left -1 -/2