Increased Visibility of Targets Submerged in Scattering Opaque Media and Polarimetric Techniques
Date
2008-12Type
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Giakos, G. C.
Sukumar, Srinivas
Valluru, Keerthisrivatsav
Bathini, Praneeth
Paturi, Sriram
Ambadipudi, Kamalakar
Wagenar, D.
Adya, Vantana
Reddy, M.
Fraiwan, Luay
Sheffer, Danier B.
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The novelty of this paper is indicated by a series of experimental
measurements aimed at enhancing the detectability of
targets immersed in scattered solutions. The experimental results
clearly show that polarimetric images of superior quality can be
obtained by doping the background surrounding the target with
polar or high-dielectric molecules, yielding an enhanced contrast
and specificity of the target. In addition, it is observed that degree
of linear polarization (DOLP) images exhibit superior image
characteristics with respect to total intensity (S0) images with the
increase in the concentration of the optical scattering agents.