Imaging Polarimetry: Applications for Generating Images Where Contrast is Small

Blair A. Barbour, Howard B. Barnes, Charles P. Lewis, Patricia E.A. Lindquist, Michael W. Jones, and Neil Mohon

The ability to detect ice on airplanes or roadways and land mines in fields of rubble would save many lives. Imaging polarimetry provides one basis for such detection methods. These and other applications are discussed in this article.

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