Display of polarization information for passive millimeter-wave imagery

John P. Wilson; David L. K. Eng; Stephen T. Kozacik; Dennis W. Prather; Christopher A. Schuetz; Thomas E. Dillon

doi:10.1117/1.OE.51.9.091607

15 May 2012 Display of polarization information for passive millimeter-wave imagery

John P. Wilson, David L. K. Eng, Stephen T. Kozacik, Dennis W. Prather, Christopher A. Schuetz, Thomas E. Dillon

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 51, Issue 9, 091607 (May 2012). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.51.9.091607

Abstract

A technique is described for displaying polarization information from passive millimeter-wave (mmW) sensors. This technique uses the hue of an image to display the polarization information and the lightness of an image to provide the unpolarized information. The fusion of both images is done in such a way that minimal information is lost from the unpolarized image while adding polarization information within a single image. The technique is applied to experimental imagery collected in a desert environment with two orthogonal linear polarization states of light and the results are discussed. Several objects such as footprints, ground textures, tire tracks, and shrubs display strong polarization features that are clearly visible with this technique, while materials with low polarization signatures such as metal are also clearly visible in the same image.

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John P. Wilson, David L. K. Eng, Stephen T. Kozacik, Dennis W. Prather, Christopher A. Schuetz, and Thomas E. Dillon "Display of polarization information for passive millimeter-wave imagery," Optical Engineering 51(9), 091607 (15 May 2012). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.51.9.091607

Published: 15 May 2012

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