Abstract
This study investigates the optical polarization characteristics of low-earth-orbit (LEO) space targets at different operating attitudes for different surface materials by analyzing these characteristics using a microfacet analysis model. Subsequently, the polarization image of a typical LEO space target was simulated, and several laboratory and outfield polarization detection experiments were conducted. Simulated and experimental results validate the effectiveness of polarization in analyzing and evaluating the operating attitudes of the LEO space targets and in identifying their material properties. Results show that the polarization images can effectively determine the constituent structure of the LEO space targets.
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The authors would like to thank Dr. Yao Kainan, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanisms and Physics, for providing the satellite scale model and Dr. Wang Guocong and Dr. Li Tianci for their useful discussions and remarks. This research was supported by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (3132019141).
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Zhang, Z., Wu, Y. & Li, Z. Optical Polarization Characteristics of Low-Earth-Orbit Space Targets. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 76, 311–317 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.76.311
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