Modeling precision and accuracy of a LWIR microgrid array imaging polarimeter

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5888, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-12

  Boger, James K ^a   Tyo, J Scott ^a   Ratliff, Bradley M ^b   Fetrow, Matthew P ^c   Black, Wiley T ^b   Kumar, Rakesh ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging Polarimeter; Infrared Polarization; Nonuniformity Correction

Indexed keywords

IMAGING POLARIMETER; INFRARED POLARIZATION; NONUNIFORMITY CORRECTION;

ARRAYS; INFRARED IMAGING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 29244468861     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.613658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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