Title :
Polarimetric passive millimetre wave imaging
Author :
Salmon, Neil A. ; Appleby, Roger ; Coward, Peter
Author_Institution :
QinetiQ, Malvern, UK
Abstract :
This paper reviews incoherent detection polarimetry as used in passive millimetre wave imaging. The Stokes´ parameters are discussed together with the information content contained in polarimetric passive millimetre wave images. Experimental polarimetric data is presented and used to generate images of the Stokes´ parameters. The degree of polarisation is calculated from the experimental data and presented. Passive millimetre wave images maximised for emission and reflection are generated from the experimentally determined Stokes´ parameters.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; millimetre wave imaging; polarimetry; Stokes parameters; degree of polarisation; emission maximised passive millimetre wave images; incoherent detection polarimetry; information content; polarimetric data; polarimetric passive millimetre wave imaging; reflection maximised passive millimetre wave images; Antenna measurements; Data mining; Electromagnetic radiation; Image generation; Infrared imaging; Magnetic field measurement; Optical imaging; Polarization; Radiometry; Reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, 2002. Proceedings. ICMMT 2002. 2002 3rd International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7486-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICMMT.2002.1187756
