title: Time-resolved polarization to extract coded information from early ballistic and snake signals through turbid media.
abstract: Time-resolved polarization is used to extract coded information buried within the multiple scattering profiles from the early ballistic and snake components as they pass through turbid media. By polarization analysis the depolarized diffusive component and the natural-light background are significantly reduced to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of a coded pulse train. This procedure has the potential to improve optical wireless communication in cloudy environments.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers, New York State Center of Advanced Technology for Ultrafast Photonic Materials and Applications, New York, New York 10031, USA. ni_xiaohui@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Xiaohui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Qirong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Alfano