• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 53, Issue 4, 0401003 (2024)
Zhengdong XU1,2, Pingping YAO2,*, Mengfan LI2, Xiangjing WANG2..., Yanghao CHU3, Yadong HU2, Jiexiang CHENG2 and Jin HONG2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230061, China
  • 2Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Hefei 230031, China
  • 3School of Instrument Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20245304.0401003 Cite this Article
    Zhengdong XU, Pingping YAO, Mengfan LI, Xiangjing WANG, Yanghao CHU, Yadong HU, Jiexiang CHENG, Jin HONG. Polarization Accuracy Verification and Out-of-band Response Analysis for Aviation Polarization Radiometer[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2024, 53(4): 0401003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Principle of aviation polarization radiometer system
    Fig. 1. Principle of aviation polarization radiometer system
    Schematic of the main structure of the airborne polarimetric radiometer
    Fig. 2. Schematic of the main structure of the airborne polarimetric radiometer
    Schematic of single-channel optical system for airborne polarimetric radiometer
    Fig. 3. Schematic of single-channel optical system for airborne polarimetric radiometer
    Airborne polarimeter radiometric calibration site
    Fig. 4. Airborne polarimeter radiometric calibration site
    Calibration of polarization measurement accuracy of airborne polarimetric radiometer
    Fig. 5. Calibration of polarization measurement accuracy of airborne polarimetric radiometer
    Polarization measurement error is affected by out-of-band response and the degree of polarization
    Fig. 6. Polarization measurement error is affected by out-of-band response and the degree of polarization
    Scene for the relative spectral response validation of a specific channel in the 490 nm wavelength band
    Fig. 7. Scene for the relative spectral response validation of a specific channel in the 490 nm wavelength band
    Relative spectral response of a specific channel in the 490 nm wavelength band
    Fig. 8. Relative spectral response of a specific channel in the 490 nm wavelength band
    The transmittance curve of filters used in the same batch
    Fig. 9. The transmittance curve of filters used in the same batch
    ParameterValue
    Spectral band

    550 nm, 910 nm

    490 nm ,670 nm,870 nm,1 610 nm

    Bandwidth20~60 nm
    Polarized angle0°, 60°, 120°
    Instantaneous field of view≥1.9°
    Radiometric calibration accuracy≤3%
    Polarization measurement accuracy<1%@0.2 degree of polarization
    Table 1. Instrument parameter of the airborne polarimetric radiometer
    The spectral band of the APRua/%NLk/%NSk/%uk,a/%
    490P12.310.820.352.48
    490P22.310.810.342.47
    490P32.310.900.372.51
    5502.350.390.092.38
    670P12.240.200.062.25
    670P22.240.180.062.25
    670P32.240.160.062.25
    870P11.990.090.102.00
    870P21.990.090.102.00
    870P31.990.090.101.99
    9101.960.270.161.99
    1610P11.740.510.101.82
    1610P21.740.550.101.83
    1610P31.740.520.101.82
    Table 2. Analysis results of absolute radiometric calibration uncertainty for airborne polarimetric radiometers
    Light sourceRotation anglePCkPΤkΔPk
    0.000 00.000 00.000 0
    Tungsten-halogen lamp38.3°0.103 20.091 50.011 7
    51°0.207 50.184 60.022 9
    0.000 00.000 00.000 0
    LED monochrome light source38.3°0.103 20.103 10.000 1
    51°0.207 50.208 10.000 6
    Table 3. The measurement accuracy of 490 channels polarization of the instrument was verified by comparative experiment
    Band/nmRotation anglePCkPΤkΔPk
    0.000 00.000 00.000 0
    49038.3°0.103 20.103 10.000 1
    51°0.207 50.208 10.000 6
    0.000 00.000 00.000 0
    67038.3°0.101 30.102 10.000 8
    51°0.204 00.204 20.000 2
    0.000 00.000 00.000 0
    87038.3°0.103 20.098 70.001 6
    51°0.204 00.200 90.001 2
    0.000 00.000 00.000 0
    1 61038.3°0.097 80.097 70.000 1
    51°0.197 60.196 70.000 9
    Table 4. Verification results of polarization measurement accuracy of airborne polarization radiometer
    Zhengdong XU, Pingping YAO, Mengfan LI, Xiangjing WANG, Yanghao CHU, Yadong HU, Jiexiang CHENG, Jin HONG. Polarization Accuracy Verification and Out-of-band Response Analysis for Aviation Polarization Radiometer[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2024, 53(4): 0401003
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