System and method of utilizing polarized light for remote optical characterization of and through scattering media

A system and method is provided to characterize optical properties (Scattering, attenuation, de-polarization) of a light-transmitting medium and local environment, by determining a scattering rate of light through a medium, wherein determining the scattering rate of light through the medium is accom...

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Hauptverfasser:	Noguchi, Reid A, Sawai, Gary, Louchard, Eric M, DeWeert, Michael J, Yoon, Dugan C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES CALCULATING COLORIMETRY COMPUTING COUNTING DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT MEASURING PHYSICS RADIATION PYROMETRY RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method is provided to characterize optical properties (Scattering, attenuation, de-polarization) of a light-transmitting medium and local environment, by determining a scattering rate of light through a medium, wherein determining the scattering rate of light through the medium is accomplished by utilizing polarized light transmitted from an optical source. The system and method performs a function based on the characterized optical properties of the medium, wherein the function is one of, for example: detection of objects embedded in the medium, object ranging through the medium, or deblurring of images acquired through the medium.