Spatially resolved polarimetry for background signature retrieval

I. Berezhnyy; A. Dogariu

doi:10.1117/12.603813

25 May 2005 Spatially resolved polarimetry for background signature retrieval

I. Berezhnyy, A. Dogariu

Proceedings Volume 5811, Targets and Backgrounds XI: Characterization and Representation; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603813
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

We report experimental and computational results showing spatially dependent intensity patterns for polarized light, diffusely backscattered from highly scattering media. It is demonstrated that obtained two-dimensional polarization patterns can be used to differentiate between various scatterer sizes even if the reduced scattered coefficient for different media is the same. Our experimental technique uses Mueller matrix imaging polarimeter with a sensitive camera providing the signal detection at 12 bit resolution. The computational approach is based on Mie theory, Stokes vector/Mueller matrix formalism and Monte Carlo simulation for propagation of polarized light in scattering media.

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I. Berezhnyy and A. Dogariu "Spatially resolved polarimetry for background signature retrieval", Proc. SPIE 5811, Targets and Backgrounds XI: Characterization and Representation, (25 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603813

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