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Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2015
Applicant:

The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Daniel A. LeMaster, Dayton, OH (US);

Keigo Hirakawa, Dayton, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 4/00 (2006.01); G01J 4/04 (2006.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 4/04 (2013.01); G02B 5/3058 (2013.01);
Abstract

An integrated microgrid imaging polarimeter comprises a repeating pattern of wiregrid polarizers in a new 2×4 array that improves image resolution and quality by increasing the spatial bandwidth available for each Stokes image despite that the new repeating pattern is larger than prior art 2×2 arrays. An example embodiment has polarization orientations of the wiregrid polarizers in each 2×4 array, beginning from an arbitrary top left polarizer of each array and continuing clockwise, as: 45 degrees; zero degrees; 315 degrees; 90 degrees; zero degrees; 45 degrees; 90 degrees; and, 315 degrees. The disclosure includes an analysis showing development of the new 2×4 array and supporting its improved performance over prior art 2×2 arrays.


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LeMaster, Daniel. (2018). Microgrid arrangement for integrated imaging polarimeters (U.S. Patent No. 9857226). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9857226

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