Polarization ratio property and material classification method in passive millimeter wave polarimetric imaging

Yayun Cheng; Bo Qi; Siyuan Liu; Fei Hu; Liangqi Gui; Xiaohui Peng

doi:10.1117/12.2239946

21 October 2016 Polarization ratio property and material classification method in passive millimeter wave polarimetric imaging

Yayun Cheng, Bo Qi, Siyuan Liu, Fei Hu, Liangqi Gui, Xiaohui Peng

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Proceedings Volume 9993, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology IX; 99930K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2239946
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Polarimetric measurements can provide additional information as compared to unpolarized ones. In this paper, linear polarization ratio (LPR) is created to be a feature discriminator. The LPR properties of several materials are investigated using Fresnel theory. The theoretical results show that LPR is sensitive to the material type (metal or dielectric). Then a linear polarization ratio-based (LPR-based) method is presented to distinguish between metal and dielectric materials. In order to apply this method to practical applications, the optimal range of incident angle have been discussed. The typical outdoor experiments including various objects such as aluminum plate, grass, concrete, soil and wood, have been conducted to validate the presented classification method.

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Yayun Cheng, Bo Qi, Siyuan Liu, Fei Hu, Liangqi Gui, and Xiaohui Peng "Polarization ratio property and material classification method in passive millimeter wave polarimetric imaging", Proc. SPIE 9993, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology IX, 99930K (21 October 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2239946

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