System and method of utilizing polarized light for remote optical characterization of and through scattering media
US12123951B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20201
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method is provided to characterize optical properties (Scattering, attenuation, de-polarization) of a light-transmitting medium and local environment, by determining a scattering rate of light through a medium, wherein determining the scattering rate of light through the medium is accomplished by utilizing polarized light transmitted from an optical source. The system and method performs a function based on the characterized optical properties of the medium, wherein the function is one of, for example: detection of objects embedded in the medium, object ranging through the medium, or deblurring of images acquired through the medium.
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