title: Integrating sphere depolarization at 10 µm for a non-Lambertian wall surface: application to lidar calibration.
abstract: The relative Stokes vectors at the detector exit port of a sandblasted and gold-plated integrating sphere are determined for four different polarizations incident on five unique surfaces. The results indicate in all cases that the integrating sphere is a depolarizer. These results validate assumptions used in hard-target calibration methodology for infrared lidars.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Haner
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Menzies