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Polarization and atmospheric backscatter coefficient measurements.

R Anderson

    Applied Optics
    |June 16, 2010
    PubMed
    Summary

    Polarization effects are crucial for accurate lidar calibration. Reflectance and volume backscatter coefficients are matrix quantities, not scalars, requiring measurement of all components for precise lidar data.

    Area of Science:

    • Atmospheric optics
    • Radiometry
    • Lidar technology

    Background:

    • Hard target calibration of lidar systems requires consideration of polarization effects.
    • Existing lidar calibration methods may be inaccurate due to neglecting polarization.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a vector theory of radiometry applicable to lidar calibration.
    • To demonstrate that reflectance and volume backscatter coefficients are matrix quantities.
    • To highlight the errors in current lidar experiments that treat these as scalars.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a vector theory of radiometry.
    • Applied the theory to analyze nonideal targets and volume backscatter coefficients.
    • Represented polarized beams as (4 x 1) Stokes vectors.

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  • Defined the volume backscatter coefficient as an averaged (4 x 4) matrix.

    • Main Results:

    • Reflectance of a real nonideal target is a matrix quantity, not a scalar.
    • Volume backscatter coefficient is an averaged (4 x 4) matrix over sampling depth.
    • Current lidar experiments are erroneous by treating these as scalar quantities.

    Conclusions:

    • Accurate lidar calibration necessitates measuring all components of the reflectance and volume backscatter matrices.
    • Neglecting polarization leads to significant errors in lidar data acquisition and interpretation.
    • A comprehensive (4 x 4) matrix approach is required for precise lidar measurements.