• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 38, Issue 6, 0629002 (2018)
Shuai Hu1, Taichang Gao1、2、*, Lei Liu1, Hao Li1, Ming Chen1, and Changwei Hong3
Author Affiliations
  • 1 College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211101, China
  • 2 National Key Laboratory on Electromagnetic Environment Effects and Electro-Optical Engineering, Army Engineering University of PLA, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210007, China
  • 3 No. 95019 Troop of PLA, Laohekou, Hubei 441800, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS201838.0629002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shuai Hu, Taichang Gao, Lei Liu, Hao Li, Ming Chen, Changwei Hong. Influence Analysis of Near-to-Far Field Transformation Schemes on Mueller Matrix Calculation Accuracy of MRTD Scattering Model[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(6): 0629002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The uncertainty of the Mueller scattering matrix of nonspherical aerosol is a significant factor influencing the accuracy of polarization sensing. In the self-developed multi-resolution time-domain (MRTD) aerosol scattering model, the Mueller scattering matrix should be calculated from the electric field in far region. Therefore, the near-to-far field transformation process becomes an important step influencing its simulation accuracy. In order to determine the best near-to-far field transformation scheme for MRTD scattering model, the simulation accuracy of the Mueller scattering matrix corresponding to the surface integration scheme based on Huygens principle and the volume integration scheme based on Helmholtz equations for dielectric medium is compared and analyzed systematically in the case of spherical and nonspherical particles. The results show that, although both of the near-to-far field transformation schemes can achieve near-to-far field transformation effectively and accurately, the near-to-far field transformation scheme based on volume integration principle has better performance based on the calculation error distribution of the Mueller matrix.
    Shuai Hu, Taichang Gao, Lei Liu, Hao Li, Ming Chen, Changwei Hong. Influence Analysis of Near-to-Far Field Transformation Schemes on Mueller Matrix Calculation Accuracy of MRTD Scattering Model[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(6): 0629002
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