Evaluation and display of polarimetric image data using long-wave cooled microgrid focal plane arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6240, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bowers, David L ^a   Boger, James K ^a   Wellems, L David ^a   Black, Wiley T ^a   Ortega, Steve E ^a   Ratliff, Bradley M ^a   Fetrow, Matthew P ^b   Hubbs, John E ^c   Tyo, J Scott ^d  

^a APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^d MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal Plane Array; Image Fusion; Image Processing; Long wave Infrared; Microgrid; Polarimeter; Polarimetry; Remote Sensing; Video rate

Indexed keywords

FOCAL PLANE ARRAY; IMAGE FUSION; LONG-WAVE INFRARED (LWIR); MICROGRIDS; VIDEO-RATE;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFRARED IMAGING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; POLARIMETERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 33747367000     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.666600     Document Type: Conference Paper

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