Measurement of polarization parameters of the targets in synthetic aperture imaging LADAR

Qian Xu; Jianfeng Sun; Wei Lu; Peipei Hou; Xiaoping Ma; Zhiyong Lu; Zhiwei Sun; Liren Liu

doi:10.1117/12.2186072

4 September 2015 Measurement of polarization parameters of the targets in synthetic aperture imaging LADAR

Qian Xu, Jianfeng Sun, Wei Lu, Peipei Hou, Xiaoping Ma, Zhiyong Lu, Zhiwei Sun, Liren Liu

Proceedings Volume 9617, Unconventional Imaging and Wavefront Sensing 2015; 96170L (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186072
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In Synthetic aperture imaging ladar (SAIL), the polarization state change of the backscattered light will affect the imaging. Polarization state of the reflected field is always determined by the interaction of the light and the materials on the target plane. The Stokes parameters, which can provide the information on both light intensity and polarization state, are the ideal quantities for characterizing the above features. In this paper, a measurement system of the polarization characteristic for the SAIL target materials is designed. The measurement results are expected to be useful in target identification and recognition.

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Qian Xu, Jianfeng Sun, Wei Lu, Peipei Hou, Xiaoping Ma, Zhiyong Lu, Zhiwei Sun, and Liren Liu "Measurement of polarization parameters of the targets in synthetic aperture imaging LADAR", Proc. SPIE 9617, Unconventional Imaging and Wavefront Sensing 2015, 96170L (4 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186072

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