Infrared polarisation measurements of targets and backgrounds in a marine environment

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4370, Issue , 2001, Pages 169-180

  Cremer, Frank ^a   Schwering, Piet B W ^a   De Jong, Wim ^a   Schutte, Klamer ^a   De Jong, Arie N ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SENSORS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL RECORDING; SYNCHRONIZATION; TARGETS;

INFRARED (IR) IMAGERIES;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0035758838     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.440074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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