SWIR active polarization imaging for material identification

Daniel A. LeMaster; Adoum H. Mahamat; Bradley M. Ratliff; Andrey S. Alenin; J. Scott Tyo; Bradley M. Koch

doi:10.1117/12.2023351

SWIR active polarization imaging for material identification

Daniel A. LeMaster, Adoum H. Mahamat, Bradley M. Ratliff, Andrey S. Alenin, J. Scott Tyo, Bradley M. Koch

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Abstract

Nighttime active SWIR imaging has resolution, size, weight, and power consumption advantages over passive MWIR and LWIR imagers for applications involving target identification. We propose that the target discrimination capability of active SWIR systems can be extended further by exerting polarization control over the illumination source and imager, i.e. through active polarization imaging. In this work, we construct a partial Mueller matrix imager and use laboratory derived signatures to uniquely identify target materials in outdoor scenes. This paper includes a description of the camera and laser systems as well as discussion of the reduction and analysis techniques used for material identification.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Polarization Science and Remote Sensing VI
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9780819497239
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023351
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	Polarization Science and Remote Sensing VI - Duration: 25 Aug 2013 → 29 Oct 2013 https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/8873.toc

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8873
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Polarization Science and Remote Sensing VI
Period	25/08/13 → 29/10/13
Internet address	https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/8873.toc

Keywords

Imaging polarimetry
Material identification
Mueller matrix imaging

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LeMaster, D. A., Mahamat, A. H., Ratliff, B. M., Alenin, A. S., Tyo, J. S., & Koch, B. M. (2013). SWIR active polarization imaging for material identification. In Polarization Science and Remote Sensing VI Article 88730O (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8873). SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023351

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LeMaster, DA, Mahamat, AH, Ratliff, BM, Alenin, AS, Tyo, JS & Koch, BM 2013, SWIR active polarization imaging for material identification. in Polarization Science and Remote Sensing VI., 88730O, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 8873, SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing VI, 25/08/13. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023351

SWIR active polarization imaging for material identification. / LeMaster, Daniel A.; Mahamat, Adoum H.; Ratliff, Bradley M. et al.
Polarization Science and Remote Sensing VI. SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2013. 88730O (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8873).

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