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    "abstract": "We analyze an experimental setup in which a quasi-monochromatic spatially\ncoherent beam of light is used to probe a paraxial optical scatterer. We\ndiscuss the effect of the spatial coherence of the probe beam on the Mueller\nmatrix representing the scatterer. We show that according to the degree of\nspatial coherence of the beam, the \\emph{same} scattering system can be\nrepresented by \\emph{different} Mueller matrices. This result should serve as a\nwarning for experimentalists.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0501089",
    "authors": [
      "A. Aiello",
      "J. P. Woerdman"
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      "physics.optics"
    ],
    "doi": "10.1364/OL.30.001599",
    "title": "Role of spatial coherence in polarization tomography",
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