公开(公告)号：US20050062966A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10670103

申请日：2003-09-23

Applicant: Chungte Chen ,  David Ansley

Inventor： Chungte Chen ,  David Ansley

IPC: G01J4/02 ,  G01J4/00

CPC classification number: G01J4/02

Abstract: An imaging polarimeter sensor includes an achromatic beam-splitting polarizer that receives a polychromatic image beam of a scene and simultaneously produces a first polarized polychromatic image beam and a second polarized polychromatic image beam. The second polarized polychromatic image beam is of a different polarization than the first polarized polychromatic image beam and is angularly separated from the first polarized polychromatic image beam. The achromatic beam-splitting polarizer preferably includes a Wollaston prism through which the polychromatic image beam passes, and at least one grating through which the polychromatic image beam passes either before or after it passes through the Wollaston prism. An imaging detector receives the first polarized polychromatic image beam and the second polarized polychromatic image beam and produces an output image signal responsive to the first polarized polychromatic image beam and the second polarized polychromatic image beam.

Abstract translation: 成像偏振计传感器包括接收场景的多色图像束并同时产生第一偏振多色图像束和第二偏振多色图像束的消色差分束偏振器。 第二偏振多色图像束具有与第一偏振多色图像束不同的偏振，并且与第一偏振多色图像束成角度地分离。 非彩色分光偏振器优选地包括多色图像束通过的沃拉斯顿棱镜，以及至少一个光栅，多色图像光束在其穿过渥拉斯顿棱镜之前或之后通过该光栅。 成像检测器接收第一偏振多色图像束和第二偏振多色图像束，并响应于第一偏振多色图像束和第二偏振多色图像束产生输出图像信号。