Title
Exploring underwater target detection by imaging polarimetry and correlation techniques
Abbreviated Journal Title
Appl. Optics
Keywords
POLARIZATION DISCRIMINATION; RECOGNITION PERFORMANCE; PATTERN-RECOGNITION; SCATTERING MEDIA; VISIBILITY DEPTH; MUELLER MATRIX; OCEAN WATER; IMPROVEMENT; BACKSCATTERING; Optics
Abstract
Underwater target detection is investigated by combining active polarization imaging and optical correlation-based approaches. Experiments were conducted in a glass tank filled with tap water with diluted milk or seawater and containing targets of arbitrary polarimetric responses. We found that target estimation obtained by imaging with two orthogonal polarization states always improves detection performances when correlation is used as detection criterion. This experimental study illustrates the potential of polarization imaging for underwater target detection and opens interesting perspectives for the development of underwater imaging systems. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
Journal Title
Applied Optics
Volume
52
Issue/Number
5
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
997
Last Page
1005
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1559-128X
Recommended Citation
"Exploring underwater target detection by imaging polarimetry and correlation techniques" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3918.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3918
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