Dr. David L. Bowers Profile

Dr. David L. Bowers

Research Engineer at BlueHalo

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Publications (9)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2008 Paper

Improved hyperspectral imagery using diffuse illumination or a polarizer

David Wellems, David Bowers

Proceedings Volume 7065, 706509 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.791778

KEYWORDS: Bidirectional reflectance transmission function, Polarizers, Diffraction gratings, Signal to noise ratio, Reflection, Polarimetry, Hyperspectral imaging, Reflectivity, Polarization, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2008

Unpolarized calibration and nonuniformity correction for long-wave infrared microgrid imaging polarimeters

David Bowers, James Boger, David Wellems, Stephen Ortega, Matthew Fetrow, John Hubbs, Wiley Black, Bradley Ratliff, J. Scott Tyo

OE, Vol. 47, Issue 04, 046403, (April 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2911715

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Polarimetry, Polarization, Nonuniformity corrections, Long wavelength infrared, Staring arrays, Polarizers, Sensors, Optical spheres, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 31 March 2008 Paper

Polarization visual enhancement technique for LWIR microgrid polarimeter imagery

Bradley Ratliff, J. Scott Tyo, Wiley Black, James Boger, David Bowers

Proceedings Volume 6972, 69720N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.783079

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Sensors, Staring arrays, Long wavelength infrared, Image fusion, Visualization, Image analysis, Calibration, Image enhancement

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

Information enhancement, metrics, and data fusion in spectral and polarimetric images of natural scenes

Michael Duggin, William Glass, Elizabeth Cabot, David Bowers, David Wellems, Paul Alsing

Proceedings Volume 6682, 66820A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.737430

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Polarimetry, Calibration, Data acquisition, Image fusion, Zoom lenses, Reflectivity, Polarization, Sensors, Data fusion

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

Mitigation of image artifacts in LWIR microgrid polarimeter images

Bradley Ratliff, J. Scott Tyo, James Boger, Wiley Black, David Bowers, Rakesh Kumar

Proceedings Volume 6682, 668209 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.737439

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Staring arrays, Long wavelength infrared, Polarizers, Sensors, Calibration, Visualization, Image resolution, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2006 Paper

Measurement of the radiometric and polarization characteristics of a microgrid polarizer infrared focal plane array

John Hubbs, Mark Gramer, Diana Maestas-Jepson, Gary Dole, Matthew Fetrow, David Bowers, James Boger

Proceedings Volume 6295, 62950C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.685468

KEYWORDS: Polarizers, Staring arrays, Polarization, Sensors, Readout integrated circuits, Long wavelength infrared, Optical testing, Mineralogy, Infrared radiation, Mercury cadmium telluride

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2006 Paper

Evaluation and display of polarimetric image data using long-wave cooled microgrid focal plane arrays

David Bowers, James Boger, L. David Wellems, Wiley Black, Steve Ortega, Bradley Ratliff, Matthew Fetrow, John Hubbs, J. Scott Tyo

Proceedings Volume 6240, 62400F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666600

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Polarimetry, Nonuniformity corrections, Calibration, Polarization, Image fusion, Polarizers, Thermography, Sensors, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2003 Paper

Error evaluation template for use with imaging spectro-polarimeters

James Boger, Sheldon Stokes, David Bowers, Brad Ratliff, Matthew Fetrow

Proceedings Volume 5158, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508650

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Error analysis, Wave plates, Polarization, Instrument modeling, Data modeling, Sensors, Data acquisition, Calibration, Error control coding

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Proceedings Article | 9 January 2002 Paper

Issues in a broadband 4-channel reduced Stokes polarimeter

James Boger, David Bowers, Matthew Fetrow, Kenneth Bishop

Proceedings Volume 4481, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452900

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, Calibration, Error analysis, Wave plates, Optical components, Silicon, Chemical elements, Analytical research, Measurement devices

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