Polarimetric Imaging vs. Conventional Imaging: Evaluation of Image Contrast in Fog

We compare conventional intensity imaging against different modes of polarimetric by evaluating the image contrast images taken in a controlled foggy environment. A small-scale fog chamber has been designed and constructed to create necessary division-of-focal-plane camera linear polarization linearly polarized light source used for performing experiments with light. In order evaluate modes, Michelson samples materials relative their background calculated. The higher contrast, easier it is detect segment targets interest that are surrounded fog. It quantitatively demonstrated present an improvement compared situations studied.