Polarimetry for bionic geolocation and navigation applications: a review

Q Li, L Dong, Y Hu, Q Hao, W Wang, J Cao, Y Cheng - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polarimetry, which seeks to measure the vectorial information of light modulated by objects,
has facilitated bionic geolocation and navigation applications. It is a novel and promising …

Full-Stokes imaging polarimeter using an array of elliptical polarizer

WL Hsu, G Myhre, K Balakrishnan, N Brock… - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, a full-Stokes imaging polarimeter operating at 580 nm using an array of
elliptical polarizers is presented. The division-of-focal-plane polarimeter utilizes a set of four …

Skylight polarization patterns under urban obscurations and a navigation method adapted to urban environments

Q Li, Y Hu, Q Hao, J Cao, Y Cheng, L Dong… - Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Owing to preferable anti-interference and anti-cumulative-error capabilities, polarized
skylight navigation technology has been developed. However, in urban environments with …

Polarization calibration assessment for a broadband imaging polarimeter based on a division of aperture architecture

S Peña-Gutiérrez, S Royo - Optics express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
This article intends to provide all the experimental insights and analyze the best polarimetric
calibration method for a division of aperture polarimetric imager considering the different …

Sky light polarization detection with linear polarizer triplet in light field camera inspired by insect vision

W Zhang, Y Cao, X Zhang, Z Liu - Applied optics, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Stable information of a sky light polarization pattern can be used for navigation with various
advantages such as better performance of anti-interference, no “error cumulative effect,” and …

Full-stokes temporal imaging

A Klein, H Duadi, M Fridman - Optics letters, 2018 - opg.optica.org
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Improved atmospheric effects elimination method for pBRDF models of painted surfaces

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, H Zhao, Z Wang - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
A method for eliminating atmospheric effects in polarimetric imaging remote sensing
detection was developed by combining the shadowing method and radiative transfer (RT) …

Optimization and tolerance analysis of a polarimeter with ferroelectric liquid crystals

A Peinado, A Lizana, J Campos - Applied optics, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We present the design of Stokes and Mueller polarimeters based on ferroelectric liquid
crystal (FLC) panels. The instrument is complete and takes time-sequential measurements …

Optimal reference polarization states for the calibration of general Stokes polarimeters in the presence of noise

T Mu, D Bao, C Zhang, Z Chen, J Song - Optics Communications, 2018 - Elsevier
During the calibration of the system matrix of a Stokes polarimeter using reference
polarization states (RPSs) and pseudo-inversion estimation method, the measurement …

Ground-based full-sky imaging polarimeter based on liquid crystal variable retarders

Y Zhang, H Zhao, P Song, S Shi, W Xu, X Liang - Optics Express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
A ground-based full-sky imaging polarimeter based on liquid crystal variable retarders
(LCVRs) is proposed in this paper. Our proposed method can be used to realize the rapid …