Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 1, 20210987(2022)

Development status and prospects of polarization imaging technology (Invited)

Haibo Luo1...2,3, Junchao Zhang4, Xingqin Gai5 and Yan Liu6 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Processing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110169, China
  • 2Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110169, China
  • 3Institutes for Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110169, China
  • 4School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
  • 5Hebei Hanguang Heavy Industry Co, Ltd, Handan 056107, China
  • 6Space Star Technology Co., LTD, Beijing 100086, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Infrared polarization imaging results of two scenes
    Contrast curves of s0 and DoLP during 24 h for a scene
    Experimental results of long-wave infrared polarization imaging for sky observation
    Schematic diagram of division-of-focal-plane polarization sensor IMX250 MZR
    Diagram of MPA and its structural parameters
    Intensity diagram at different distances from MPA with plane wave incident (Unit: μm)
    Variation curves of extinction ratio with longitudinal spacing under different alignment errors
    • Table 1. Technical characteristics of typical polarization imaging methods[12]

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      Table 1. Technical characteristics of typical polarization imaging methods[12]

      Design featuresFabrication–integration issues, cost Misregistration issues
      Rotating element● Robust ● Relatively small ● Not suitable for dynamic scenes ● Easiest to implement ● Inexpensive ● Scene and platform motion ● Beam wander not a problem or removed in software ● Misregistration is linear
      Division of amplitude (multiple FPAs) ● Simultaneous acquisition ● Large system size ● High mechanical flexibility and rigidity required ● Expensive ● Large ● Must register multiple FPAs ● Misregistration can be fixed ● Can be nonlinear
      Division of aperture (single FPA) ● Simultaneous acquisition ● Smaller size ● Loss of spatial resolution ● Expensive ● Fixed misregistration ● Can be nonlinear
      Division of focal plane● Simultaneous acquisition ● Small and rugged ● Loss of spatial resolution ● Fabrication difficult ● Alignment difficult ● Very expensive ● IFOVs misregistered ● Requires interpolation ● Fixed registration
      Coboresighted● Simultaneous acquisition ● Best used at long ranges ● Easy integration ● Expensive ● Misregistration not as stable
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    Category: Infrared techonlogy and application

    Received: Dec. 19, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 8, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210987

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