Software lens compensation applied to athermalization of infrared imaging systems

A different approach, aiming to achieve the constant blur status of point-spread function (PSF) at a certain defocused plane, is described. The correlation between the two PSF is used to control the PSF blur similarity, and simultaneously the Strehl ratio is also used to control the PSF blur minimization. By designing the PSF so that it is significantly insensitive to defocus or related defocus quantity, for example, due to temperature change, all the constantly blurred images can be accurately de-blurred by a simple inverse restoration filter for an adequate range of defocus. We refer to that as “software lens compensation” and apply a design method to solve the athermalization of middle wavelength infrared (MWIR) imaging systems. The resultant PSF is almost invariant in the temperature range from −10 to 50°C at the same focal plane. Consequently, the constant blur spot can be removed by a simple digital signal processing. Thus, clear and sharp de-blurred images at different temperatures are obtained.     

Color Enhancement in Multispectral Image Using the Karhunen-Loeve Transform

We propose a new method for the color enhancement of multispectral image in the visible wavelength region. The purpose of the proposed method is to explore the weak features contained in a specific wavelength by discounting the major color distribution. Such examination will be valuable in visual inspection applications, for example, a medical examination using color image to find a small spectral change of an abnormal part. In this method, Karhunen-Loeve (KL) transform is applied to multispectral data, and specific wavelength components of only high-order KL coefficients are amplified while low-order coefficients are not changed to retain the major color distribution. In the experiment, this method was applied to multispectral images: a printed test image and a human skin image of a bruised arm were captured by a 16-band multispectral camera. The resultant images were compared with the images obtained by saturation enhancement and that obtained by applying the proposed method to the 3-band image. The method successfully visualized the features, which are almost invisible in natural color images, with less change in background color than saturation enhancement.     

点扩散函数高斯拟合估计与遥感图像恢复

为了减轻或消除航天遥感相机成像过程中图像退化造成的模糊,突出图像的特征目标,对获取的图像进行了恢复处理。首先,采用陷波滤波器在频率域对遥感图像进行了去噪预处理。然后,通过图像中具有刀刃边缘的地物估计成像系统的退化函数,即点扩散函数;同时,利用高斯拟合对估计的点扩散函数进行校正。最后,利用拟合后的点扩散函数,采用自适应维纳滤波对图像进行恢复。实验结果表明：陷波滤波器基本消除了图像中叠加的条带噪声。与原图相比,细节图像恢复后其方差增大4.395,灰度平均梯度增大1.799,Laplacian梯度增大10.014,图像目视效果更清晰。高斯拟合的点扩散函数用于遥感图像恢复,减轻了图像模糊,使图像细节突出,纹理清晰,利于图像的判读和分析。     

Single image motion deblurring: An accurate PSF estimation and ringing reduction

In this paper we have proposed a single image motion deblurring algorithm that is based on a novel use of dual Fourier spectrum combined with bit plane slicing algorithm and Radon transform (RT) for accurate estimation of PSF parameters such as, blur length and blur angle. Even after very accurate PSF estimation, the deconvolution algorithms tend to introduce ringing artifacts at boundaries and near strong edges. To prevent this post deconvolution effect, a post processing method is also proposed in the framework of traditional Richardson–Lucy (RL) deconvolution algorithm. Experimental results evaluated on the basis of both qualitative and quantitative (PSNR, SSIM) metrics, verified on the dataset of both grayscale and color blurred images show that the proposed method outperforms the existing algorithms for removal of uniform blur. A comparison with state-of-the-art methods proves the usefulness of the proposed algorithm for deblurring real-life images/photographs.     

Application of multi-frame approach in single-frame blind deconvolution

A new single-frame blind deconvolution algorithm for the linear shift-invariant imaging system is presented. The algorithm processes the partial images segmented from one single degraded image by multi-frame approach to recover the point spread function (PSF). Then a deconvolution method is employed to restore the whole image with the recovered PSF. In addition, in order to improve the fidelity and resolution of the recovered PSF, the coprimeness of the partial images is utilized. Results of simulated and real atmospheric turbulence degraded images using the algorithm are reported.     

X光能点、放大倍率及针孔尺寸对空间分辨的影响

X光针孔成像是惯性约束聚变(ICF)研究中重要的诊断方法,对其点扩散函数的计算可用于图像重建和系统空间分辨的判断。对菲涅耳衍射公式进行了化简,分析了X光能点、针孔尺寸及放大倍率对针孔点扩散函数的影响。实验在保证成像能获得足够高信噪比的条件下,通过模拟获得在最佳空间分辨时所要的针孔大小、放大倍率和X光能点等参数。在流体力学不稳定性的静态样品定标实验中,通过模拟获得了针孔的调制传递函数(MTF),结合实验测量的结果反推获得分幅相机本身的MTF值。同时采用测刀边函数的方法获得了分幅相机本身的刀边函数,进而得到相机在各空间频率下的MTF值。两种方法得到的分幅相机MTF值一致,验证了通过菲涅耳衍射模拟X光针孔成像的可行性。     

LED光源的波段间隔选择在彩色视觉中的应用

在彩色视觉的应用中,当检测目标背景拥有多种颜色时,检测目标总是难以从复杂的背景的中区分出来.选择合适的光源波段能够提高检测目标与背景的分辨力.该文首先利用四块具有不同反射率的标准板,将各表面的反射函数进行标定.然后应用偏最小二乘法选择合适的光源波段间隔.变量在投影方向的重要程度(VIP)得分作为波段间隔选择的挑选依据.VIP得分>1.0的波段视为有效的波段间隔.最终选取三个波段间隔作为视觉系统的光源照明,并进行了实验同时区分开实验图像的各表面并提高其分辨力.实验结果验证了该方法的有效性.     

One-step recording of a dot-array color hologram with a reference beam encoding plate

A novel method of making a dot-array color hologram in one step with a prefabricated reference beam encoding plate (RBEP) is proposed. This RBEP can produce three sets of dot-array reference beams simultaneously, which are spatially separated on the recording plane and overlap three digital images that correspond, respectively, to the three primary color images of a color object at the same time. Therefore only one exposure is needed for recording the color hologram. Both the theoretical analysis and experimental results that confirm the feasibility of this approach are given.     

A robust algorithm for high-resolution dynamic MRI based on the partially separable functions model

A recently developed partially separable functions (PSF) model can be used to generate high-resolution dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, this method could not robustly reconstruct high-quality MR images because the estimation of the PSF parameters is often interfered by the noise of the sampled MR data. To improve the robustness of MRI reconstruction using the PSF model, we proposed a new algorithm to estimate the PSF parameters by jointly using robust principal component analysis and modified truncated singular value decomposition regularization methods, instead of using the least square fitting method in the original PSF model. The experiment results of in vivo cardiac MRI demonstrated that the proposed algorithm can robustly reconstruct dynamic MR images with higher signal-to-noise ratio and clearer anatomical structures in comparison with the previous PSF model.     

基于哈特曼-夏克波前传感器的模糊图像复原方法

离焦模糊图像的清晰度较低,因此必须对其进行复原。传统方法通常采用圆盘或高斯函数来近似离焦造成的点扩散函数,复原效果不够理想。为此,提出利用哈特曼-夏克波前传感器探测离焦波前,根据所得波前计算光学系统的点扩散函数,并采用Richardson-Lucy算法对模糊图像进行复原。搭建了实验用的光学系统,采集了离焦模糊图像以及相应的波前信息,获得了清晰的复原图像,并利用客观图像评价方法对退化图像和复原图像进行了评价,同时与传统方法得到的复原图像进行了比较。实验结果表明,该方法能精确重建点扩散函数,有效提高图像的质量。     

Point Spread Function Estimation for a Turbulence-Degenerated Image Based on Àtrous Wavelet Transform

The observed object images are seriously blurred because of the influence of atmospheric turbulence. The restoration is required for the reconstruction of turbulence degraded images. Point spread function (PSF) estimation, an essential part of image restoration, has no accurate estimation algorithm at present. Based on the àtrous wavelet, we deduce a novel PSF estimation algorithm. First, the àtrous wavelet at varying scales is transformed. Then, on the basis of the relation among the local maxima of the modulus of the wavelet coefficients at different scales, the Lipschitz exponent of the wavelet coefficients is computed, thus the variance of a PSF is estimated. From this estimated variance, one is able to obtain the PSF. Consequently, the object image can be restored. Experimental results show that the proposed method is highly effective with good performance.     

Characteristics of a multicolor dye laser

An experimental investigation on the possibility of obtaining tunable, multiple wavelength output in mixture of dyes pumped by a nitrogen laser has been carried out. A great number of binary dye mixtures have been tested. Simultaneous two wavelength operation is generally possible provided the gain profiles of both dyes are neither strongly overlapped nor too widely separated. Three color emission is feasible in many mixtures, but the possible combinations are limited. A simple scheme for multiple, simultaneous wavelength tuning is presented.     

Optical color image encryption with redefined fractional Hartley transform

We propose a new method for color image encryption by wavelength multiplexing on the basis of two-dimensional (2-D) generalization of 1-D fractional Hartley transform that has been redefined recently in search of its inverse transform. A color image can be considered as three monochromatic images and then divided into three components and each component is encrypted independently with different wavelength corresponding to red, green or blue light. The system parameters of fractional Hartley transform and random phase masks are keys in the color image encryption and decryption. Only when all of these keys are correct, can the image be well decrypted. The optical realization is then proposed and computer simulations are also performed to confirm the possibility of the proposed method.     

单幅模糊图像点扩散函数估计的梯度倒谱分析方法研究

针对单幅图像复原算法引入先验信息导致复杂度高、运算效率低的问题, 提出了单幅模糊图像点扩散函数估计的梯度倒谱分析方法. 首先给出了单幅模糊图像梯度倒谱估计其点扩散函数的基本原理, 利用相位恢复策略复原了二维点扩散函数相位信息, 实现了点扩散函数的快速估计; 其次, 为鉴别点扩散函数估计精度, 建立了图像梯度保真约束的全变分正则化图像复原模型, 并采用快速稳定收敛的交替方向策略优化能量函数; 通过对仿真和实拍单幅模糊图像进行的测试实验结果表明, 该方法快速准确地估计出点扩散函数, 克服了传统复原算法收敛速度慢的缺点, 有效抑制了振铃效应、保护了边缘信息, 为大尺寸单幅图像复原的工程化实现提供了理论和技术基础. 关键词： 图像复原 点扩散函数 梯度倒谱分析 全变分     

First observation of the point spread function of optical transition radiation

We represent the first experimental observation of the point spread function (PSF) of optical transition radiation (OTR) performed at KEK-Accelerator Test Facility extraction line. We have demonstrated that the PSF vertical polarization component has a central minimum with a two lobe distribution. However, the distribution width varied significantly with wavelength. We assume that we observed a severe effect from spherical or chromatic aberrations which are not taken into account in any existing theoretical model. We believe that the result of this work will encourage theoreticians to continue developing the theory as it is important for various transition radiation applications. Nonuniform distribution of the OTR PSF creates an opportunity for developing a submicrometer transverse beam size monitor.     

彩色全息图的计算机产生和数字再现

提出了一种基于色彩合成以及菲涅尔衍射原理,用计算机产生全息图并用数字方法再现彩色全息图的方法。该方法的第一步是将物体的彩色RGB图像分离为三基色强度图,再利用博奇编码的方法制成修正离轴参考光分色计算机全息图;第二步是分别对分色全息图在频域进行调制以实现用原参考光真实再现原始物光波。通过滤波消除零级衍射及共轭像的影响,获得了所需要的实像并提高了像质。提供的实验是选用一幅RGB图像作为原始物体,给出了用博奇编码法制成的全息图以及最后经色彩合成获得的再现像。结果表明,该方法能使各分色全息图的再现像准确重合,解决了在色彩合成时容易出现的色串扰问题。     

基于双随机相位编码的彩色图像加密技术

为了实现仅用两个密钥对彩色图像进行加密,提出了一种基于光栅调制的彩色图像加密方法.该方法首先把彩色图像分成三基色分量:红,绿,兰.然后,把这三帧灰度图像分别用空间频率不同正弦振幅光栅调制,之后,再把调制结果进行叠加而形成一个实值目标图像,该目标图像包含了原始彩色图像的全部信息.对此目标图像进行双随机相位加密系统的加密,即实现了彩色图像的加密隐藏.由于正弦光栅的调制作用,R、G、B灰度图像的频谱在实值目标图像的频谱中分离开来,通过选取合适的滤波窗口,就可以对他们的频谱分别提取并予以重建,并最终实现重构原始彩色图像.本文给出了理论分析和计算机模拟,实验结果证实了该方法的可行性.     

多帧距离选通图像点扩散函数估计的超分辨率重建

为了解决水下激光距离选通图像成像过程中退化模型复杂的难题,提出了利用连续帧图像估计点扩散函数的距离选通超分辨成像方法。首先,从连续帧图像中选取一帧为参考帧作为初始清晰图像,下一帧图像为模糊图像,用梯度约束的方法求出点扩散函数,用于优化清晰图像;然后,依次将后续帧图像当作模糊图像与清晰图像交替迭代求取点扩散函数并优化更新清晰图像;最后获得的清晰图像与参考帧图像用乘法更新的方法估计点扩散函数,结合凸集投影法算法进行超分辨率成像重建。仿真实验结果表明,改进的算法重建图像分辨率和质量明显优于原始的算法。     

A Robust Point Spread Function Estimation for Out-of-Focus Blurred and Noisy Images Based on a Distribution of Gradient Vectors on the Polar Plane

The estimation of the point spread function (PSF) is a very important and indispensable task for practical image restoration. Various PSF estimation algorithms have been developed, especially for the out-of-focus blur. However, a majority of them are useless in an extremely noisy environment. This paper describes a new robust PSF estimation algorithm based on a distribution of gradient vectors on the logarithmic amplitude spectrum mapped to the polar plane. The proposed algorithm can estimate the out-of-focus PSF accurately and robustly, even for an image highly corrupted by noise. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is verified by applying it to the PSF estimation for out-of-focus blurred and noisy images.     

基于指数律分布的图像快速盲复原算法

针对现有图像盲复原迭代算法多存在耗时较长和难以保证收敛性等问题,提出一种改进的快速算法.首先根据指数律重建原始图像的频谱,然后利用原始图像和降质图像的频谱关系,采用多方向综合估计方法得到点扩散函数.多方向综合估计方法可降低估计误差,增加算法的稳定性.最后利用得到的点扩散函数和维纳滤波法进行图像重建.与现有算法的对比实验结果表明,针对适合大量成像系统的G类点扩散函数,本算法可以得到更准确的点扩散函数估计,且降低了振铃效应的影响,取得更好的图像复原效果.