Invariant polarimetric contrast parameters of light with Gaussian fluctuations in three dimensions

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-133

  Réfrégier, Philippe ^a   Roche, Muriel ^a   Goudail, Frano̧is ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLARIMETERS; POLYNOMIALS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VECTORS;

GAUSSIAN FLUCTUATIONS; POLARIZATION STATES;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 31344469607     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.000124     Document Type: Article

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