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Adaptive target detection with a polarization-sensitive optical system |
Applied Optics, Vol. 50, Issue 13, pp. 1925-1932 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.50.001925
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Abstract
We developed an adaptive polarimetric target detector (APTD) to determine the optimum combination strategy for a multichannel polarization-sensitive optical system. The proposed algorithm is based on scene-derived polarization properties of the target and background, and it seeks to find an optimum multichannel combination of linear polarizing filters that maximizes the signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR) in intensity and Stokes parameter images. The algorithm is validated by performing RX anomaly detection and a generalized likelihood ratio test on both synthetic and real imagery. The experimental results are analyzed through calculated SCR and receiver operating characteristic curves. Compared with several conventional operation methods, we find that better target detection performance is achieved with the APTD algorithm.
© 2011 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(110.2970) Imaging systems : Image detection systems
(260.5430) Physical optics : Polarization
(280.4991) Remote sensing and sensors : Passive remote sensing
ToC Category:
Imaging Systems
History
Original Manuscript: October 19, 2010
Revised Manuscript: January 17, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: February 24, 2011
Published: April 28, 2011
Citation
Lingfei Meng and John P. Kerekes, "Adaptive target detection with a polarization-sensitive optical system," Appl. Opt. 50, 1925-1932 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-50-13-1925
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