Polarimetric Light Transport Analysis for Specular Inter-reflection

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.04140v2
• Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 16:24:54 GMT
• Title: Polarimetric Light Transport Analysis for Specular Inter-reflection
• Authors: Ryota Maeda, Shinsaku Hiura,
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel decomposition method for handling specular inter-reflection of metal objects by using a unique polarimetric feature. This rotation direction serves as a discriminative factor between direct and inter-reflection on specular surfaces. We show its effectiveness in improving the accuracy of 3D measurement against strong specular inter-reflection.
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• Abstract: Polarization is well known for its ability to decompose diffuse and specular reflections. However, the existing decomposition methods only focus on direct reflection and overlook multiple reflections, especially specular inter-reflection. In this paper, we propose a novel decomposition method for handling specular inter-reflection of metal objects by using a unique polarimetric feature: the rotation direction of linear polarization. This rotation direction serves as a discriminative factor between direct and inter-reflection on specular surfaces. To decompose the reflectance components, we actively rotate the linear polarization of incident light and analyze the rotation direction of the reflected light. We evaluate our method using both synthetic and real data, demonstrating its effectiveness in decomposing specular inter-reflections of metal objects. Furthermore, we demonstrate that our method can be combined with other decomposition methods for a detailed analysis of light transport. As a practical application, we show its effectiveness in improving the accuracy of 3D measurement against strong specular inter-reflection.

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