Polarization contributions from optical components on infrared sounding instruments

James B. Heaney; Kenneth P. Stewart; Scott E. Bradley; Phillip W. Alley

doi:10.1117/12.254066

18 October 1996 Polarization contributions from optical components on infrared sounding instruments

James B. Heaney, Kenneth P. Stewart, Scott E. Bradley, Phillip W. Alley

Proceedings Volume 2812, GOES-8 and Beyond; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254066
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Measured infrared reflectance and transmittance data, as a function of wavelength and incidence angle, are presented for polarization inducing components on a typical Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) atmospheric sounding instrument. The data are then used to construct Mueller matrices from which instrument polarization sensitivity, not only to incoming radiance from an observed scene, but also to the instrument's own radiant signature. A comparison is made between the polarizing characteristics of a typical filter-type infrared sounding radiometer and a proposed Micheson-type FOurier transform alternative.

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James B. Heaney, Kenneth P. Stewart, Scott E. Bradley, and Phillip W. Alley "Polarization contributions from optical components on infrared sounding instruments", Proc. SPIE 2812, GOES-8 and Beyond, (18 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254066

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