Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 6, 600001(2021)

Development of Underwater Polarization Imaging Technology

Liu Fei1,2, Sun Shaojie1,2, Han Pingli1,2,3, Yang Kui1,2, and Shao Xiaopeng1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi''an, Shaanxi 710071, China
  • 2Xi''an Key Laboratory of Computational Imaging, Xi''an, Shaanxi 710071, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Optical Engineering, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610209, China
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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Feb. 21, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 16, 2021

    The Author Email: Xiaopeng Shao (xpshao@xidian.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.0600001

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