Title :
Novel multifusion optical imaging sensing principles
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Akron Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
The goal of this study is to present novel, multifusion, optical imaging sensing principles, based on laser polarimetric imaging of targets surrounded by scattered media, using the Mueller matrices based formalism. Specifically, the novelty of the imaging system consists in the fusion of dual-energy imaging principles, with polarimetric imaging principles at varying focal lengths and exposures. The experimental results indicate clearly that, high specificity images can be obtained by transmitted and scattered photons from several media, by means of the proposed technique.
Keywords :
image processing; image sensors; optical sensors; polarimetry; sensor fusion; Mueller matrices based formalism; dual-energy imaging principles; focal lengths; imaging system; laser polarimetric imaging; multifusion optical imaging sensing principles; scattered media; scattered photons; transmitted photons; Aerospace industry; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8248-X
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351156
