Polarisation Measurement with a Dual Beam Interferometer (CATSI). Exploratory Results and Preliminary Phenomenological Analysis

Abstract

This report presents preliminary results on the polarised long-wave infrared passive standoff detection and identification of surface contaminants and cumulus clouds using different polarisation configurations. The capability of the Compact ATmospheric Sounding interferometer (CATSI) for detecting chemical warfare (CW) surface contaminants is demonstrated from measurements of the CW simulant SF96 on water. Some polarimetric measurements of cumulus clouds were also performed to demonstrate the capability of polarisation measurements. The results obtained with the polarimetric dual-beam interferometer indicate that the signal-to-clutter ratio may be significantly improved in the infrared remote sensing of surface contamination and hard target signatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA605305

Entities

People

  • D. Dube
  • E. Puckrin
  • H. Lavoie
  • J. Theriault

Organizations

  • DRDC Valcartier

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Warfare
  • Cross Polarization
  • Cumulus Clouds
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagrams
  • Identification
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Long-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
  • Measurement
  • National Security
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers
  • Radiation
  • Remote Sensing
  • Security
  • Target Signatures

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.