Performance bounds for the estimation of the degree of polarization from active laser illumination

Timothy J. Schulz

doi:10.1117/12.616004

18 August 2005 Performance bounds for the estimation of the degree of polarization from active laser illumination

Timothy J. Schulz

Proceedings Volume 5888, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing II; 58880N (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616004
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, performance bounds are computed for the estimation of the degree of polarization for reflected fields with active laser illumination. Bounds are compared for three situations: i) measurement and processing of the complex amplitude of two orthogonal field components; ii) measurement and processing of the intensity of two orthogonal field components; and iii) measurement and processing of the total intensity of the field.

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Timothy J. Schulz "Performance bounds for the estimation of the degree of polarization from active laser illumination", Proc. SPIE 5888, Polarization Science and Remote Sensing II, 58880N (18 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616004

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