• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 39, Issue 9, 0912005 (2019)
Hongchun Yang1、2、3、**, Jin Hong1、3、*, Peng Zou1、3, Maoxin Song1、3, Benyong Yang1、3, and Zhenhai Liu1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 2 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 3 Key Laboratory of Optical Calibration and Characterization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS201939.0912005 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Hongchun Yang, Jin Hong, Peng Zou, Maoxin Song, Benyong Yang, Zhenhai Liu. Onboard Polarization Calibrators of Spaceborne Particulate Observing Scanning Polarimeter[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(9): 0912005 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    To achieve high polarization measurement accuracy of a particulate observing scanning polarimeter (POSP), onboard polarization calibrators are designed and a novel measurement method for their polarization state value is studied. First, the instrument overview, measurement principle, and polarization calibration model of the POSP are introduced. Second, based on the instrument characteristics, we proposed earthshine combined linear polarization calibrator (LPC) or non-polarization calibrator (NPC), two types of standard polarization state sources, and then design the LPC and NPC in detail. Finally, Marius's law is used to determine the polarization state value of the LPC. Data from observations of the satellite nadir are utilized to choose a underlying surface with a degree of linear polarization less than 0.4 as the effective light source for NPC. The two calibrators meet the requirements of full path, full aperture, and end-to-end calibration, ensuring the long-term polarization measurement accuracy of 0.005.
    Hongchun Yang, Jin Hong, Peng Zou, Maoxin Song, Benyong Yang, Zhenhai Liu. Onboard Polarization Calibrators of Spaceborne Particulate Observing Scanning Polarimeter[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(9): 0912005
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