Polarization characteristic of laser backscattering from randomly rough surfaces

Xiping Cai; Yanshan Chen; Lei Chen; Wei Li

doi:10.1117/12.835036

28 August 2009 Polarization characteristic of laser backscattering from randomly rough surfaces

Xiping Cai, Yanshan Chen, Lei Chen, Wei Li

Proceedings Volume 7382, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Laser Sensing and Imaging; 73821Y (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835036
Event: International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009, 2009, Beijing, China

Abstract

The polarization characteristic of laser backscattering from randomly rough surfaces is studied theoretically and experimentally in this paper. The effect of multiple scattering from rough surfaces is analyzed. The equation for the backscattering coefficient and the polarization of Gaussian rough surfaces are derived and the simulation is conducted under several certain conditions. The polarization characteristics of different materials with different shapes are measured. The experimental results and the simulated numerical values are compared and analyzed in detail.

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Xiping Cai, Yanshan Chen, Lei Chen, and Wei Li "Polarization characteristic of laser backscattering from randomly rough surfaces", Proc. SPIE 7382, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2009: Laser Sensing and Imaging, 73821Y (28 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835036

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