Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 17, 1701001(2021)

Ultraviolet Polarization Employing Mie Scattering Monte-Carlo Method for Cloud-Based Navigation

Xiang Li, Ran Zhang, Shufang Lu, Muyin Lin, and Jinkui Chu*
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  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian , Liaoning 116086, China
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    Many organisms have developed the ability to navigate using polarized ultraviolet light of the sky. The energy and polarization of the ultraviolet (UV) band of skylight are much lower than those of the visible light, yet organisms utilize the UV band for navigation; this phenomenon is known as the "ultraviolet paradox of biological polarized light navigation". To explore the advantages of skylight polarization in the UV band, we first analyzed the single-particle scattering law based on the Mie scattering theory, studied the light transmission characteristics of clouds using the Monte-Carlo method, and finally completed the simulation of the full-sky polarization mode. The simulation results show that the UV band has a higher polarization retention after penetrating the cloud layer, and can still be used to complete navigation in unfavorable weather conditions such as cloudy and overcast skies. In this study, we demonstrate why the UV band in skylight polarization navigation is advantageous. Furthermore, the analysis of our hypothesis and study results provide guidance for the selection of the target waveband for bionic polarization navigation.

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    Xiang Li, Ran Zhang, Shufang Lu, Muyin Lin, Jinkui Chu. Ultraviolet Polarization Employing Mie Scattering Monte-Carlo Method for Cloud-Based Navigation[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(17): 1701001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Dec. 27, 2020

    Accepted: Jan. 13, 2021

    Published Online: Aug. 30, 2021

    The Author Email: Chu Jinkui (chujk@dlut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.1701001

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