Optimization of the contrast in polarimetric scalar images

Optics Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1471-1473

  Goudail, François ^a   Bénière, Arnaud ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION;

ACTIVE POLARIMETRIC IMAGING; BACKSCATTERED LIGHT; DETECTION NOISE; GAUSSIANS; INCIDENT POLARIZATION STATE; INTENSITY IMAGES; POLARIZATION STATE;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 66349119274     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: 15394794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.34.001471     Document Type: Article

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