Acquisition method improvement for Bossa Nova Technologies' full Stokes, passive polarization imaging camera SALSA

M. El Ketara; M. Vedel; S. Breugnot

doi:10.1117/12.2224357

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4 May 2016 Acquisition method improvement for Bossa Nova Technologies' full Stokes, passive polarization imaging camera SALSA

M. El Ketara, M. Vedel, S. Breugnot

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Proceedings Volume 9853, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XII; 98530A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224357
Event: SPIE Commercial + Scientific Sensing and Imaging, 2016, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

For some applications, the need for fast polarization acquisition is essential (if the scene observed is moving or changing quickly). In this paper, we present a new acquisition method for Bossa Nova Technologies’ full Stokes passive polarization imaging camera, the SALSA. This polarization imaging camera is based on “Division of Time polarimetry” architecture. The use of this technique presents the advantage of preserving the full resolution of the image observed all the while reducing the speed acquisition time. The goal of this new acquisition method is to overcome the limitations associated with Division of Time acquisition technique as well as to obtain high-speed polarization imaging while maintaining the image resolution. The efficiency of this new method is demonstrated in this paper through different experiments.

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M. El Ketara, M. Vedel, and S. Breugnot "Acquisition method improvement for Bossa Nova Technologies' full Stokes, passive polarization imaging camera SALSA", Proc. SPIE 9853, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XII, 98530A (4 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2224357

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