Gain ratio calibration error is one of the most significant factors affecting the accuracy of a
polarization lidar depolarization ratio. This paper analyzes the basic principles of various …

An improved calibration method for lidar depolarization measurement is described. With this
method the system constants including the electronic gain ratio of the parallel and …

A half-wave plate (HWP) is a critical component for calibrating the gain ratio in polarization
lidars. In this paper, the effects of a nonideal HWP on the gain ratio calibration …

A new method is proposed to calibrate the gain ratio for polarization lidars in this paper,
which involves a half-wave plate (HWP) placed immediately upstream of the polarizing …

A complex optical system used in polarization lidars often modifies the input polarization of
the return signal so that it may significantly impact depolarization estimates and introduce …

Telescopes in polarization lidar often modify the input polarization of the return signal, such
that the telescope may significantly impact the depolarization estimates of aerosol and …

The polarization aberration in lidar system can reduce the imaging quality and causes the
atmospheric polarization measurement error. In order to accurate polarization signal …

Polarization lidar plays a significant role in characterizing the properties of cirrus clouds,
classifying aerosol types, retrieving aerosol microphysical properties, etc. However, the …

A receiving telescope is an indispensable component in an atmospheric remote sensing
polarization lidar. In order to achieve accurate atmospheric depolarization measurements, it …

Depolarization lidar requires discrimination of received power in polarized and unpolarized
components of backscattered light. This can be accomplished with only two polarization …