The research of laser polarization scattering characters in atmosphere medium

Juntong Zhang; Qiang Fu; Jin Duan; Su Zhang; Duorui Gao; Yalin Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.2073068

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20 November 2014 The research of laser polarization scattering characters in atmosphere medium

Juntong Zhang, Qiang Fu, Jin Duan, Su Zhang, Duorui Gao, Yalin Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 9300, International Symposium on Optoelectronic Technology and Application 2014: Infrared Technology and Applications; 930026 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073068
Event: International Symposium on Optoelectronic Technology and Application 2014, 2014, Beijing, China

Abstract

When the laser through the atmosphere ,air molecules and aerosol particles can cause scattering of laser transmission process,attenuation of laser energy ,and also change the polarization characteristics of laser,in the end the change will affect the result of the last detected image. On the problem of polarization atmospheric transmission theory imperfection,solve the scattering amplitude functions about the scattering of homogeneous spherical particle and the scattering cross section function from Maxwell's electromagnetic field equation, at the same time, carry out the theoretical research of polarized light scattering characteristics in different medium based on Stokes-Mueller matrix,focus on the character of polarization scattering, conclusion the change rules of polarization state ,degree of polarization,and other polarization parameters,and analysis the relationship of the concentration of transmission medium, transmission distance and the particle diameter by computer numerical simulation. The result indicates that depolarization factor of polarized light is closely related to the concentration of transmission media, the distance of transmission, the particle diameter, revealing that the higher concentration of transmission media, the more obvious depolarization phenomenon which establishes the fundamental of the target being recognized better for the presenting image of depolarization

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Juntong Zhang, Qiang Fu, Jin Duan, Su Zhang, Duorui Gao, and Yalin Zhang "The research of laser polarization scattering characters in atmosphere medium", Proc. SPIE 9300, International Symposium on Optoelectronic Technology and Application 2014: Infrared Technology and Applications, 930026 (20 November 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2073068

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