Abstract

We consider target detection in images perturbed with additive noise. We determine the conditions in which polarimetric imaging, which consists of analyzing of the polarization of the light scattered by the scene before forming the image, yields better performance than classical intensity imaging. These results give important information to assess the interest of polarimetric imaging in a given application.

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Fundamental limits of target detection performance in passive polarization imaging

François Goudail and Matthieu Boffety
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 34(4) 506-512 (2017)

Optimal configuration of static Mueller imagers for target detection

François Goudail, Matthieu Boffety, and Stéphane Roussel
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 34(6) 1054-1062 (2017)

General state contrast imaging: an optimized polarimetric imaging modality insensitive to spatial intensity fluctuations

Guillaume Anna, Françcois Goudail, and Daniel Dolfi
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 29(6) 892-900 (2012)

Comparison of different active polarimetric imaging modes for target detection in outdoor environment

Nicolas Vannier, François Goudail, Corentin Plassart, Matthieu Boffety, Patrick Feneyrou, Luc Leviandier, Frédéric Galland, and Nicolas Bertaux
Appl. Opt. 55(11) 2881-2891 (2016)

Statistical algorithms for target detection in coherent active polarimetric images

François Goudail and Philippe Réfrégier
J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 18(12) 3049-3060 (2001)