title: Full analytical solution of Adapted Polarisation State Contrast Imaging.
abstract: We have earlier proposed a 2-channel imaging technique: Adapted Polarisation State Contrast Imaging (APSCI), which noticeably enhances the polarimetric contrast between an object and its background using fully polarised incident state adapted to the scene, such that the polarimetric responses of those regions are located as far as possible on the Poincaré sphere. We address here the full analytical and graphical analysis of the ensemble of solutions of specific incident states, by introducing 3-Distance Eigen Space and explain the underlying physical structure of APSCI and the effect of noise over the measurements.
authors.affiliation: DOTA, ONERA-The French Aerospace Lab, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Debajyoti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: Sugata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lacot
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Orlik
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D057109:Scanning Laser Polarimetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation