Research on an imaging spectropolarimeter

Abstract Imaging spectropolarimetry has been explored as a technology which can meet our demand for more and more information in civilian and military applications. Spectrometry can distinguish target spectra from background spectra. The polarimetric has the ability to identify false targets and can improve the accuracy of detection for the objects. A experimental device has been developed which is operated in the visible wavelength to display the potential of this technique for future space-based systems. The experiment setup and some experimental results are presented in this paper.