Polarized Light, The Integrating Sphere, And Target Calibration

Author

Richard A. Anderson, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Abstract

In this paper the calibration of nonideal diffuse targets is discussed where the targets are irradiated by polarized light. Both measurements of conical-hemispherical or directional-hemispherical and bihemispherical reflectance are discussed. The targets do not depolarize the incident light and in some cases the wall of the integrating sphere may not be depolarizing and must be represented by a Mueller reflectance matrix. This means that the usual comparison technique of targets based on the scalar theory does not apply. © 1990 Optical Society of America.

Recommended Citation

R. A. Anderson, "Polarized Light, The Integrating Sphere, And Target Calibration," Applied Optics, vol. 29, no. 28, pp. 4235 - 4240, Optica, Jan 1990.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.29.004235

Department(s)

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Calibration; Integrating sphere; Radiometry; Reflectance

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2155-3165; 1559-128X

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Optica, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1990