Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 19, 1911001(2020)

Full Image On-Orbit Polarization Calibration Method of Multi-Angle Polarization Imager

Yipeng Zhang1,2、*, Xiuqing Hu3、**, Dekui Yin1、***, and Mingjian Gu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Infrared System Detection & Imaging Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China;
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3National Satellite Meteorological Center, Beijing 100081, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Imaging coordinate system and relationship among geometric parameters of MAPI image matrix
    Relationship between viewing angle θ and pixel position
    Relationship among phase function, polarized phase function, and scattering angle. (a) Relationship between phase function and scattering angle; (b) relationship between polarized phase function and scattering angle
    Flow chart of on-orbit polarization calibration algorithm
    Distribution of polarization degree of optical lens in image matrix
    Variation in polarization degree of optical lens with pixel position
    Distribution of low frequency relative transmittance of optical lens in image matrix
    Variation in low frequency relative transmittance of optical lens with pixel position
    Comparison between on-orbit polarization calibration results and laboratory polarization calibration results. (a) Central field; (b) margin field
    Uncertainty of polarizer channel 1. (a) u(Lr1p) varies with degree of polarization; (b) u(Lr1ε) varies with degree of polarization
    Uncertainty of polarizer channel 2. (a) u(Lr2p) varies with degree of polarization; (b) u(Lr2ε) varies with degree of polarization
    Uncertainty of polarizer channel 3. (a) u(Lr3p) varies with degree of polarization; (b) u(Lr3ε) varies with degree of polarization
    • Table 1. Change of average relative transmittance of filter-polarizer combination in three years

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      Table 1. Change of average relative transmittance of filter-polarizer combination in three years

      ChannelLaboratory polarization calibration resultAnnual average value in 2016Relative error δin 2016 /%Annual average value in 2017Relative error δin 2017 /%Annual average value in 2018Relative error δin 2018 /%
      565 nm, channel 11.02661.01451.171.01970.671.01621.01
      565 nm, channel 31.04931.03711.161.05680.711.03811.06
      670 nm, channel 11.01050.97523.490.98512.510.97723.29
      670 nm, channel 31.00600.95285.280.97722.860.95435.13
      865 nm, channel 11.02630.98713.810.99602.950.98454.07
      865 nm, channel 30.98330.96242.120.96931.420.95293.09
    • Table 2. Fitting curve parameters of polarization degree of optical lens

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      Table 2. Fitting curve parameters of polarization degree of optical lens

      Regiona5a4a3a2a1a0
      Upper left diagonal of image matrix9.77×10-12-4.11×10-95.70×10-72.81×10-58.38×10-43.94×10-3
      Upper right diagonal of image matrix4.56×10-12-1.96×10-92.56×10-76.23×10-64.77×10-61.31×10-3
    • Table 3. Fitting curve parameters of low frequency relative transmittance of optical lens

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      Table 3. Fitting curve parameters of low frequency relative transmittance of optical lens

      Regionb5b4b3b2b1b0
      Upper left diagonal of image matrix5.18×10-12-2.59×10-94.60×10-7-3.66×10-57.54×10-40.97
      Upper right diagonal of image matrix-1.15×10-114.96×10-97.57×10-74.54×10-61.13×10-30.97
    • Table 4. Polarization response matrix

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      Table 4. Polarization response matrix

      PositionPolarization response matrix
      Central field of view0.992-0.494-0.8570.9730.97101.028-0.5120.888
      Upper left field of view of image matrix0.826-0.332-0.7600.9660.96400.856-0.3440.787
      Upper right field of view of image matrix0.831-0.338-0.7620.9640.96300.861-0.3500.790
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    Yipeng Zhang, Xiuqing Hu, Dekui Yin, Mingjian Gu. Full Image On-Orbit Polarization Calibration Method of Multi-Angle Polarization Imager[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(19): 1911001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: May. 19, 2020

    Accepted: Jun. 23, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 19, 2020

    The Author Email: Zhang Yipeng (zyp_47@163.com), Hu Xiuqing (huxq@cma.gov.cn), Yin Dekui (yin@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.1911001

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