Use Table 8.6 to derive a Mueller matrix for a half-wave plate having a vertical fast axis...

Use Table 8.6 to derive a Mueller matrix for a half-wave plate having a vertical fast axis. Utilize your result to convert an  into an . Verify that the same wave plate will convert an  to an −. Advancing or retarding the relative phase by π/2 should have the same effect. Check this by deriving the matrix for a half-wave plate with a horizontal fast axis.