The Structural Types of the Polarization Detection Unit in Imaging Polarimeter Based on the Stokes Parameter Method
Bio-inspired imaging polarimeters have significant applications in the field of detecting the polarization state of skylights. The polarization detection principle of polarization detection units in polarimeters is mostly based on the Stokes parameter method. Using the Stokes parameter method, multi...
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| description | Bio-inspired imaging polarimeters have significant applications in the field of detecting the polarization state of skylights. The polarization detection principle of polarization detection units in polarimeters is mostly based on the Stokes parameter method. Using the Stokes parameter method, multiple linearly polarized lights modulated by the incident light need to be obtained. According to the polarization modulation method of the polarization detection unit, imaging polarimeters can be classified into time-division types, channel-division types, and division of focal-plane types. Different from the classification in previous studies, this review divides channel-division polarimeters into single-sensor channel-division and multi-sensor channel-division polarimeters, avoiding the confusion of concepts between aperture-sharing polarimeters and amplitude-sharing polarimeters in previous classifications. This review introduces the different ways of achieving polarization-state imaging through various bionic imaging polarimeters and expands on the advanced polarization detection unit structure design technologies based on the Stokes parameter method introduced in recent years, aiming to provide inspiration for bio-inspired imaging polarimeters used in navigation and positioning. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7d07cbdc0ecb47d6830894a4401fd34d2025-08-20T03:50:20ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-06-012513406910.3390/s25134069The Structural Types of the Polarization Detection Unit in Imaging Polarimeter Based on the Stokes Parameter MethodYuanhao Li0Xiaohan Guo1Kai Zhang2Xiaoyang Li3Fang Kong4Ziying Jia5College of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaCollege of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaCollege of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaCollege of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaCollege of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, ChinaCollege of Underwater Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, ChinaBio-inspired imaging polarimeters have significant applications in the field of detecting the polarization state of skylights. The polarization detection principle of polarization detection units in polarimeters is mostly based on the Stokes parameter method. Using the Stokes parameter method, multiple linearly polarized lights modulated by the incident light need to be obtained. According to the polarization modulation method of the polarization detection unit, imaging polarimeters can be classified into time-division types, channel-division types, and division of focal-plane types. Different from the classification in previous studies, this review divides channel-division polarimeters into single-sensor channel-division and multi-sensor channel-division polarimeters, avoiding the confusion of concepts between aperture-sharing polarimeters and amplitude-sharing polarimeters in previous classifications. This review introduces the different ways of achieving polarization-state imaging through various bionic imaging polarimeters and expands on the advanced polarization detection unit structure design technologies based on the Stokes parameter method introduced in recent years, aiming to provide inspiration for bio-inspired imaging polarimeters used in navigation and positioning.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/13/4069polarization imagingbionic navigationStokes parametersensor structure |
| spellingShingle | Yuanhao Li Xiaohan Guo Kai Zhang Xiaoyang Li Fang Kong Ziying Jia The Structural Types of the Polarization Detection Unit in Imaging Polarimeter Based on the Stokes Parameter Method Sensors polarization imaging bionic navigation Stokes parameter sensor structure |
| title | The Structural Types of the Polarization Detection Unit in Imaging Polarimeter Based on the Stokes Parameter Method |
| title_full | The Structural Types of the Polarization Detection Unit in Imaging Polarimeter Based on the Stokes Parameter Method |
| title_fullStr | The Structural Types of the Polarization Detection Unit in Imaging Polarimeter Based on the Stokes Parameter Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Structural Types of the Polarization Detection Unit in Imaging Polarimeter Based on the Stokes Parameter Method |
| title_short | The Structural Types of the Polarization Detection Unit in Imaging Polarimeter Based on the Stokes Parameter Method |
| title_sort | structural types of the polarization detection unit in imaging polarimeter based on the stokes parameter method |
| topic | polarization imaging bionic navigation Stokes parameter sensor structure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/13/4069 |
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