Title :
Optimal measurer of the scattering phase matrix
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Atmos. Opt., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
In atmospheric optics the scattering phase matrix D relates the Stokes vector of the radiation from a source, Ss=[Is QsUsVs]T where T is the transposition and the Stokes vector of the scattered radiation Sr=[IrQrUrVr] coming to the receiver by the relation; Sr=DSs. A method used in the optimal measurer of the scattering phase matrix makes it possible to determine the elements D from the values of the signal intensity on the detector, without any additional signal transformations. Then the algorithm controlling polarization elements is optimal because it provides the minimum errors in measuring due to not exact production of polarization elements as well as their not exact installation. The authors explore this problem further which is of importance for optical remote sensing
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric optics; atmospheric techniques; geophysical techniques; light scattering; polarimetry; S-matrix; Stokes vector; atmosphere; geophysical measurement technique; light polarimetry; light scattering phase matrix; optical imaging; optical remote sensing; optics; optimal measurer; polarization elements; remote sensing; scattered radiation; scattering matrix; Atmospheric measurements; Detectors; Error correction; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optimal control; Phase detection; Phase measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.524023
