Describing the depolarization characteristic of rough surface by M11/M00 of Mueller matrix

Jiang Shu; Jiancheng Lai; Chunyong Wang; Baomin Bian; Jian Lu; Zhenhua Li

doi:10.1117/12.836870

23 November 2009 Describing the depolarization characteristic of rough surface by M11/M00 of Mueller matrix

Jiang Shu, Jiancheng Lai, Chunyong Wang, Baomin Bian, Jian Lu, Zhenhua Li

Proceedings Volume 7508, 2009 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Advanced Sensor Technologies and Applications; 75080R (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836870
Event: International Conference on Optical Instrumentation and Technology, 2009, Shanghai, China

Abstract

In this paper, the transposition process of the polarization of light state is described by the Stokes-Mueller formula, according to which the depolarized capability of the p-polarized light by rough surfaces is discussed. The values of M₁₁/M₀₀ in Mueller matrix of the typical targets' surfaces are measured by experiment. The results indicate that the value of M₁₁/M₀₀ decreases with the increasing of surface roughness, which implies that the depolarized capability of the p-polarized light increases. Besides, the values of M₁₁/M₀₀ of metal targets are larger than 0.61, while the values of camouflage cloth, wooden plates and cement boards are all less than 0.3, which provides a possible way to detect metal targets by polarization imaging.

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Jiang Shu, Jiancheng Lai, Chunyong Wang, Baomin Bian, Jian Lu, and Zhenhua Li "Describing the depolarization characteristic of rough surface by M11/M00 of Mueller matrix", Proc. SPIE 7508, 2009 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Advanced Sensor Technologies and Applications, 75080R (23 November 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836870

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