Abstract
The single-point probability density functions (PDF) of the instantaneous Stokes parameters of a polarized plane-wave light field scattered from a three-dimensional, statistically stationary, weak medium with Gaussian statistics and Gaussian correlation function have been studied for the first time. Apart from the scattering geometry the PDF distributions of the scattered light have been related to the illumination’s polarization state and the correlation properties of the medium.
•PDFs of scattered Stokes parameters depend on medium’s correlation width.•Polarization state of incident wave affects angular distributions of the PDFs.•Unlike on propagation in vacuum the PDFs are coupled after scattering.
