Polarization memory effect and visibility improvement of targets in turbid media

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6434, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ni, Xiaohui ^a   Kartazayeva, S A ^a   Wang, Wubao ^a   Cai, Wei ^a   Gayen, S K ^a   Alfano, R R ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscattering; Polarization; Turbid media

Indexed keywords

LIGHT DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION; TURBID MEDIA;

BACKSCATTERING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYSTYRENES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 34247349628     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.701315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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