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Abstract
The Mueller matrix of a scattering volume is calculated in two cases. In the first case, the medium is subjected to thermal fluctuations and the index of refraction is a random function. In the second case, the medium is a turbulent boundary layer showing flow birefringence. For both cases, the turbulence is considered as a random homogeneous isotropic process and the spectrum correlation functions of the index of the refraction are assumed to be gaussian. The results are compared in the case of a wave scattered perpendicular to the wave direction.