High-speed degree-of-polarization imaging with a ferroelectric liquid-crystal modulator

Optical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Jaulin, Albéric ^a   Bigué, Laurent ^a   Ambs, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

ferroelectric device; imaging system; polarimetry; spatial light modulator

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX SCENES; DEGREE OF POLARIZATION; DYNAMIC INFORMATION; FAST CAMERAS; FRAME RATE; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH-SPEED; IMAGING POLARIMETER; INTENSITY MEASUREMENTS; LINEARLY POLARIZED; NORMAL INCIDENCE; OPTICAL SET-UP; POLARIZATION STATE ANALYZER; ROTATING POLARIZER; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; VIDEO FRAME;

CCD CAMERAS; DEPOLARIZATION; FERROELECTRICITY; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIQUIDS; POLARIMETERS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 57049126593     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2894811     Document Type: Article

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