Open AccessIdentification of aerosols by their backscattered Mueller images
Author(s) -
Changhui Li,
George W. Kattawar,
Ping Yang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.003616
Subject(s) - optics , light scattering , mueller calculus , materials science , microscopy , scattering , microscope , forward scatter , orientation (vector space) , backscatter (email) , particle (ecology) , polarimetry , physics , computer science , telecommunications , oceanography , geometry , mathematics , wireless , geology
We have simulated the elastic light scattering by small dielectric particles with different shapes as well as different compositions. Backscattered angularly resolved Mueller images are obtained from the simulation. Our results show that the images are not only sensitive to the shape, size and orientation of the particle, but also sensitive to the composition. Thus the Mueller images act in reality like a Mueller-microscope, and can thus lead to the detection and classification of aerosols.