• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 44, Issue 12, 3831 (2015)
Yang Wei*, Gu Guohua, Chen Qian, Zhou Xiaojun, and Xu Fuyuan
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    Yang Wei, Gu Guohua, Chen Qian, Zhou Xiaojun, Xu Fuyuan. Obtaining and processing of Mueller matrix image[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2015, 44(12): 3831 Copy Citation Text show less

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    As the development of imaging technology, application of polarization information in this field has a wide鄄ranging appreciation gradually. Therefore, the way of extracting polarization information is particularly important. Mueller matrix, the coefficient matrix which shows the change of polarization state before and after light shining on object, not only has a closely relation to the material itself, but also contains quantities of polarization information. What忆s more, Mueller matrix has 16 elements each containing different information. Consequently, an adequate used on these information plays a catalytic role in target identification, information enhancement, as well as separation of target and background. Through presenting a method to acquire Mueller matrix image, a comparison was made with Dop(degree of polarization) information and at last the result indicated the value of Mueller matrix image in application of polarization imaging. The conclusion suggest that, compared with Dop image, the image processed by Mueller matrix has more integrity information, so as to provide a preferable foundation for pattern recognition later.
    Yang Wei, Gu Guohua, Chen Qian, Zhou Xiaojun, Xu Fuyuan. Obtaining and processing of Mueller matrix image[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2015, 44(12): 3831
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