Initial Results and Field Applications of a Polarization Imaging Camera

Abstract

The SALSA linear Stokes polarization camera from Bossa Nova Technologies (520-550 nm) uses an electronically rotated polarization filter to measure four states of polarization nearly simultaneously. Some initial imagery results are presented. Preliminary analysis results indicate that the intensity and degree of linear polarization (DOLP) information can be used for image classification purposes. The DOLP images also show that the camera has a good ability to distinguish asphalt patches of different ages. These positive results and the relative simplicity of the camera system show the camera's potential for field applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA534374

Entities

People

  • Angela M. Puetz
  • Chelsea Esterline
  • Michael Eyler
  • R. C. Olsen

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circular Polarization
  • Classification
  • Data Science
  • Detection
  • Image Classification
  • Information Science
  • Linear Polarization
  • Machine Learning
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Polarimeters
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers
  • Remote Sensing
  • Standards
  • Supervised Machine Learning
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Microelectronics