Physics-based rendering: Simulated Mueller matrix imaging

Khalid Omer, Meredith Kupinski

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Abstract

Physics-based rendering (PBR) engines attempt to generate photorealistic images by mimicking light-matter interaction in a physically plausible way. PBR has become the standard rendering method in the fields of animation, gaming, and computer graphics research. More recently, PBR engines have included the ability to track the full polarization state of light. An area of interest for polarization-Aware PBR engines is validating the accuracy of polarized bi-direction reflection distribution functions (pBRDF). pBRDFs are polarized material models described by a geometry-, texture-, and albedo-dependent Mueller matrix. For renderings, methods to analyze the pBRDF are limited. This work presents a pBRDF analysis method that simulates a Mueller matrix imaging polarimeter using a polarization-Aware PBR engine. Simulated reconstructed Mueller matrix images are qualitatively compared to measurements from a Mueller matrix imaging polarimeter.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPolarization
Subtitle of host publicationMeasurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XV
EditorsDavid B. Chenault, Meredith K. Kupinski
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510651005
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventPolarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XV 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Jun 6 2022Jun 12 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12112
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferencePolarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing XV 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period6/6/226/12/22

Keywords

  • Mueller matrix imaging
  • Physics based rendering
  • computer graphics
  • pBRDF
  • polarization
  • simulated Mueller matrix
  • simulated polarimeter

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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