An automated ladar polarimetric system for remote characterization of space materials

Author

Giakos, George C. ; Picard, Richard H. ; Inbody, Willa ; Dao, Phan D. ; Crabtree, Peter N. ; McNicholl, Patrick J. ; Petermann, Jeff ; Shrestha, Suman ; Narayan, Chaya ; Marotta, Stefanie

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Akron, Akron, OH, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

16-17 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The calibration, testing, and operational principles of an efficient multifunctional monostatic polarimetric ladar are introduced and related to the system performance metrics. The depolarization, diattenuation, and retardance of the materials were estimated using Mueller matrix (MM) decomposition for different aspect angles. The outcome of this study indicates that polarimetric principles may enhance the capabilities of the ladar to provide adequate characterization and discrimination of unresolved space objects.

Keywords

calibration; optical radar; remote sensing by radar; space debris; automated ladar polarimetric system; material depolarization; material diattenuation; material retardance; multifunctional monostatic polarimetric ladar; polarimetric principles; space material remote characterization; system performance metrics; unresolved space objects; Geology; Geometry; Lasers; Matrix decomposition; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Semiconductor device measurement; Calibration Techniques; Discriminant Signatures; Mueller Matrix Decomposition; Space Materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST), 2012 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Manchester

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1776-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IST.2012.6295598

Filename

6295598