Title

Spatially Resolved Polarimetry For Background Signature Retrieval

Keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Mueller matrix; Polarimetry; Polarization pattern; Scattering; Stokes vector

Abstract

We report experimental and computational results showing spatially dependent intensity patterns for polarized light, diffusely backscattered from highly scattering media. It is demonstrated that obtained two-dimensional polarization patterns can be used to differentiate between various scatterer sizes even if the reduced scattered coefficient for different media is the same. Our experimental technique uses Mueller matrix imaging polarimeter with a sensitive camera providing the signal detection at 12 bit resolution. The computational approach is based on Mie theory, Stokes vector/Mueller matrix formalism and Monte Carlo simulation for propagation of polarized light in scattering media.

Publication Date

11-10-2005

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

5811

Number of Pages

46-55

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603813

Socpus ID

27544502213 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/27544502213

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