Remote detection of buried land-mines and IEDs using LWIR polarimetric imaging

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 22344-22359

  Gurton, Kristan P ^a   Felton, Melvin ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

CAMERA SYSTEMS; CONTRAST PARAMETER; DETECTABILITY; FIELD TEST; FRAME RATE; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES; LINE-OF-SIGHT; LONGWAVE INFRARED; POLARIMETRIC IMAGERY; POLARIMETRIC IMAGING; REMOTE DETECTION; SLANT PATH; SOIL TYPES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STOKES IMAGES; TIME-PERIODS;

POLARIMETERS;

EXPLOSIVE;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; WEAPON;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; WEAPONS;

EID: 84866645964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.022344     Document Type: Article

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