• DocumentCode
    500211
  • Title

    Accounting for system affects in depolarization lidar

  • Author

    Hayman, Matthew M. ; Thayer, Jeffrey P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Aerosp. Eng. Sci., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    When using lidar to measure small depolarization values, coupling of polarization planes in the system is of significant concern.We employ hardware polarization compensation to reduce system polarization cross-talk, improving depolarization estimates.
  • Keywords
    compensation; optical crosstalk; optical radar; cross-talk; depolarization lidar; depolarization measurement; hardware polarization compensation; polarization planes; Hardware; Laser radar; Matrix decomposition; Optical crosstalk; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Optical sensors; Pollution measurement; Shape measurement; Stokes parameters; 010.3640; 280.1310;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225593
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=500211