Polarimetric lidar returns in the ocean: A Monte Carlo simulation

James T. Adams; George W. Kattawar

doi:10.1117/12.266497

Polarimetric lidar returns in the ocean: A Monte Carlo simulation

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The text discusses an experimental observation of anisotropy in the polarization state of backscattered light from a polarized beam incident on water suspensions similar to hydrosols in seawater. When viewed through an oriented polarizer, characteristic patterns in the backscattered light emerge. The authors share the results of Monte Carlo simulations of these physical effects, which show a strong alignment with both published and unpublished experimental observations. The simulations reveal that the observed effects are due to the incoherent scattering of light within the reported volume fraction range. This insight may enable predictions regarding the technique's applicability to ocean probing lidar.

Idioma original	English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	54-59
Número de páginas	6
Publicación	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volumen	2963
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266497
Estado	Published - 1997
Publicado de forma externa	Sí
Evento	Ocean Optics XIII - Halifax, NS, Canada Duración: oct 22 1996 → oct 22 1996

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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