title: Polarimetric target detection in the presence of spatially fluctuating Mueller matrices.
abstract: In polarimetric imaging systems, the main source of perturbations may not be detection noise but fluctuations of the Mueller matrices in the scene. In this case, we propose a method for determining the illumination and analysis polarization states that allow reaching the highest target detection performance. We show with simulations and real-world images that, in practical applications, the statistics of Mueller matrix fluctuations have to be taken into account to optimize polarimetric imagery.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Charles Fabry, UMR 8501, Institut d’Optique, CNRS, Université Paris Sud 11, 91127 Palaiseau, France.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anna
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goudail
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dolfi