Polarization signatures of spherical and conical targets measured by Mueller matrix imaging polarimetry

Pierre-Yves Gerligand; Russell A. Chipman; Elizabeth A. Sornsin; Matthew H. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.278987

3 October 1997 Polarization signatures of spherical and conical targets measured by Mueller matrix imaging polarimetry

Pierre-Yves Gerligand, Russell A. Chipman, Elizabeth A. Sornsin, Matthew H. Smith

Proceedings Volume 3121, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278987
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The polarization and depolarization properties of two types of targets have been derived from the experimental determination of their Mueller matrix image. Each polarization signature is deduced from the polar decomposition of the Mueller matrix into images of retardance, diattenuation, polarizance, and depolarization. Different correlations between the polarization parameters and synthesized angle of incidence and angle of scatter images have been developed to determine an approximation of the angle of incidence from the polarization signatures.

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Pierre-Yves Gerligand, Russell A. Chipman, Elizabeth A. Sornsin, and Matthew H. Smith "Polarization signatures of spherical and conical targets measured by Mueller matrix imaging polarimetry", Proc. SPIE 3121, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing, (3 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278987

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