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The speed and quality of single-pixel imaging (SPI) are fundamentally limited by image modulation frequency and by the levels of optical noise and compression noise. In an approach to come close to these limits, we introduce a SPI…

Optics · Physics 2022-05-25 Anna Pastuszczak , Rafał Stojek , Piotr Wróbel , Rafał Kotyński

Division-of-focal-plane modulation is a powerful technique for real-time polarization imaging. This technique, however, suffers from the non-uniformity of the performance of linear polarization filters and photodetectors. We study the…

Optics · Physics 2020-06-11 Zhaoxiang Jiang , Qingchuan Zhang , Shangquan Wu , Tan Xu , Yong Su , Chuanbiao Bai

We develop a novel algorithm for sparse Stokes parameters imaging in radio interferometry under the polarization constraint. The latter is a physical non-linear relation between the Stokes parameters, imposing that the polarization…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-18 Jasleen Birdi , Audrey Repetti , Yves Wiaux

X-ray polarimetry promises to deliver unique information about the geometry of the inner accretion flow of astrophysical black holes and the nature of matter and electromagnetism in and around neutron stars. In this paper, we discuss the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 F. Kislat , B. Clark , M. Beilicke , H. Krawczynski

The Galway Astronomical Stokes Polarimeter (GASP) is an ultra-high-speed, full Stokes, astronomical imaging polarimeter based upon a Division of Amplitude Polarimeter. It has been developed to resolve extremely rapid stochastic, millisecond…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-05-04 Patrick P. Collins , Brendan Shehan , Michael Redfern , Andrew Shearer

Abstract: The ability to arbitrarily and flexibly control the polarization of light, including both the state of polarization (SoP) and the degree of polarization (DoP), is highly important for quantum optics, polarization imaging, and…

Optics · Physics 2025-01-13 Zhi Cheng , Zhou Zhou , Zhuo Wang , Yue Wang , Changyuan Yu

Shape from Polarization (SfP) estimates surface normals using photos captured at different polarizer rotations. Fundamentally, the SfP model assumes that light is reflected either diffusely or specularly. However, this model is not valid…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-06-14 Vage Taamazyan , Achuta Kadambi , Ramesh Raskar

We report on the theory and experimental generation of a class of diffraction-attenuation-resistant beams with state of polarization (SoP) and intensity that can be controlled on demand along the propagation direction. This is achieved by a…

Inversion codes are numerical tools used for the inference of physical properties from the observations. Despite their success, the quality of current spectropolarimetric observations and those expected in the near future presents a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 A. Asensio Ramos , J. de la Cruz Rodriguez

Optical imaging of the intensity, phase and polarization distributions of optical field is fundamental to numerous applications. Traditional methods rely on bulky optical components and require multiple measurements. Recently,…

Optics · Physics 2024-08-19 Yanjun Bao , Baojun Li

Conventional spectrometer and polarimeter systems rely on bulky optics, fundamentally limiting compact integration and hindering multi-dimensional optical sensing capabilities. Here, we propose a spectropolarimeter enabled by…

Optics · Physics 2026-04-13 Jumin Qiu , Tingting Liu , Chenxuan Xiang , Tianbao Yu , Qiegen Liu , Shuyuan Xiao

We show that it is possible to measure polarization with a polarimeter that gets rid of the seeing while still measuring at a frequency well below that of the seeing. We study a standard polarimeter made of two retarders and a beamsplitter.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-20 A. Asensio Ramos

Polarimetric imaging is one of the most effective techniques for high-contrast imaging and characterization of circumstellar environments. These environments can be characterized through direct-imaging polarimetry at near-infrared…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-29 Laurence Denneulin , Maud Langlois , Éric Thiébaut , Nelly Pustelnik

Accurate and fast 3D imaging of specular surfaces still poses major challenges for state-of-the-art optical measurement principles. Frequently used methods, such as phase-measuring deflectometry (PMD) or shape-from-polarization (SfP), rely…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-05 Jiazhang Wang , Oliver Cossairt , Florian Willomitzer

Spectro-polarimetric imaging provides multidimensional optical information acquisition capabilities, offering significant potential for diverse applications. Current spectro-polarimetric imaging systems typically suffer from large physical…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-18 Jingyue Ma , Zhenming Yu , Zhengyang Li , Liang Lin , Liming Cheng , Jiayu Di , Tongshuo Zhang , Ning Zhan , Kun Xu

Intravascular polarimetry with catheter-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) complements the high-resolution structural tomograms of OCT with morphological contrast available through polarimetry. Its clinical…

An easily constructed and operated polarimeter precisely determines the relative Stokes parameters that characterize the polarization of laser light. The polarimeter is calibrated in situ without removing or realigning its optical elements,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-02-22 V. Wirthl , C. D. Panda , P. W. Hess , B. Spaun , G. Gabrielse

Single-shot ultrafast optical imaging plays a very important role in the detection of transient scenes, especially in capturing irreversible or stochastic dynamic scenes. To break the limit of time response speed of electronic devices, such…

Imaging polarimetry plays an essential role in various fields since it imparts rich information that cannot be obtained through mere intensity and spectral measurements. To retrieve full Stokes parameters, at least four sensor pixels are…

Optics · Physics 2025-08-28 Go Soma , Kento Komatsu , Chun Ren , Yoshiaki Nakano , Takuo Tanemura

Context. Remote sensing of weak and small-scale solar magnetic fields is of utmost relevance for a number of important open questions in solar physics. This requires the acquisition of spectropolarimetric data with high spatial resolution…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-18 F. A. Iglesias , A. Feller , K. Nagaraju , S. K. Solanki