Dynamic polarimetric imaging: Overview and implementation using liquid crystal cells
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چکیده
This paper gives an overview of dynamic polarimetric imaging techniques. Various methods are reviewed. Techniques using liquid crystal devices, incepted in the late 1990’s, are emphasized. Practical implementations are presented. We particularly focus on high-speed techniques (ie faster than 200 Hz).
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