Full-order mueller matrix polarimeter using liquid-crystal phase retarders and active illumination

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4884, Issue , 2002, Pages 40-48

  Dayton, David ^a   Hoover, Brian ^a   Gonglewski, John ^b  

^a APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid Crystal; Mueller Matrix

Indexed keywords

ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIMETERS;

ACTIVE ILLUMINATION;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

EID: 0042731482     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.462446     Document Type: Conference Paper

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