A new paradigm for signal processing of Raman spectra using a smoothing free algorithm: Coupling continuous wavelet transform with signal removal method

Noise removal is considered a primary and inevitable step for background correction in experimentally obtained Raman spectra. Employing an appropriate algorithm for a smoothing‐free background correction technique not only increases the speed but also eliminates unwanted errors from the smoothing algorithms. Herein, we show a new smoothing‐free method for background correction, which we developed by merging continuous wavelet transform and signal removal method, which in combination, could be applied to noisy signals without smoothing. We used wavelet transformation for suppressing the side effects of noise and eliminating peaks from the spectrum, thereby providing spectral sections purely related to the background to be used in the background correction process. We applied a range of statistical analyses to test the performance of this algorithm, wherein a low deviation in background correction procedure was observed. Additionally, when we tested this algorithm for experimentally obtained real Raman spectra, it showed good capability to correct background of noisy signals without the requirement of a smoothing process. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Phase recovery from fringe patterns using the continuous wavelet transform

Interferometry is well established as an optical technique in which a measurand is encoded as the phase of a periodically varying intensity pattern. In view of the inherent accuracy of interferometry, many methods have been developed to retrieve the phase from images of the fringe pattern. Our focus in this paper is one such technique—the continuous wavelet transform (CWT). We begin by reviewing the CWT and the space–spatial–frequency localisation properties of wavelets. We show that a path which follows the maximum modulus of the CWT (the wavelet ridge) gives the instantaneous fringe frequency as a function of spatial displacement. The phase is automatically and trivially obtained, without discontinuities, by integration. Examples of practical wavelets are given and algorithms to isolate the wavelet ridge reviewed.     

小波相位解调轮廓术

针对傅里叶变换轮廓术因混频难以准确提取基频的问题,可将小波变换用于三维形貌相位直接解调。对其原理进行了研究,通过编程实现了小波相位解调。取Morlet复小波作为小波母函数,对调制栅线图逐行进行连续小波变换,从各位置的沿尺度方向的小波变换系数幅值的极值中可直接求取对应的相位数据。由于小波函数具有空域_频率两域的局部化特性,因此它对变形栅具有很强的自适应能力。为验证新方法,对其进行了仿真分析,同时还对石膏半球模型和化妆品瓶进行了实际测量,并分别用傅里叶变换和小波变换进行了处理。结果表明,新方法有效地克服了混频的问题,改善了相位解调效果,提高了测量精度,特别适合于复杂物体的形貌测量。     

Digital hologram encryption using discrete wavelet packet transform

In this paper, key components of a digital hologram were tracked using discrete wavelet packet transform to propose an encryption. Information needed to handle digital holograms were obtained by analyzing the characteristic of digital holograms in the Fresnel and frequency domains. By integrating the information that was experimentally obtained, an encryption method that uses the wavelet transform and subband packetization was proposed. Thus it is possible to change the encryption strength by changing the level of wavelet transform and the energy value of the coefficients to be encrypted. Optimal parameters can be found by analyzing the encryption effect numerically and visually. Therefore, it is possible to execute the encryption efficiently using the parameters presented in this paper without a separate analysis process. The experimental results showed that encrypting only 0.032% of the entire data was enough to hide the contents of the hologram. Here, we regarded the key to encrypt the subband packetization information as the overall encryption key.     

瞬态信号的小波变换波达方向估计

针对瞬态信号方位估计问题,提出了基于连续小波变换的多重信号分类测向算法(CWT_MUSIC)。首先由信号特征确定小波尺度参数,构造Morlet小波,对信号进行小波变换,利用获得的小波变换系数建立多分辨时频阵列信号模型,并据此模型设计基于子空间的MUSIC算法以实现瞬态信号的波达方向估计;然后对该算法的多分辨与误差性能进行分析,最后仿真实验和实际爆炸试验验证了所提出的CWT_MUSIC算法能有效地提高空间谱的分辨率和DOA估计性能。     

混沌干扰中基于同步挤压小波变换的谐波信号提取方法

针对混沌干扰背景下多个谐波信号的提取问题, 提出了一种基于同步挤压小波变换(SST)的谐波信号抽取方法. 首先利用SST将混沌信号和谐波信号组成的混合信号分解为不同的内蕴模态类函数, 然后利用Hilbert变换对分离出的内蕴模态类函数进行频率识别, 从中分离出各谐波信号. 以Duffing混沌背景为例, 对混沌干扰下多谐波信号的提取进行了实验分析. 实验结果表明: 对于不同频率间隔的多个谐波分量, 本文方法的提取结果都具有较高的精度, 而且所提方法对高斯白噪声的干扰具有较好的鲁棒性, 综合提取效果优于经典的经验模态分解方法.     

Functional mapping of carious enamel in human teeth with Raman microspectroscopy

We employed Raman microspectroscopy to measure the Raman spectra of phosphate in sound and carious tooth substance. The peak intensity at 960 cm⁻¹ of the phosphate (PO₄³⁻) symmetric stretching vibrational mode (υ₁) in sound enamel was stronger than that of sound dentin, which indicated that sound enamel contained more phosphate than sound dentin. Furthermore, the element analysis of phosphate in sound teeth substance, measured using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscope (EDX), gave similar results to those of the Raman measurement. In addition, the border between sound enamel and dentin was clearly demonstrated by mapping the image of the Raman spectrum of phosphate. The mapping image of phosphate in the carious enamel region revealed a heterogeneous low Raman spectrum intensity of phosphate in the area surrounding carious enamel; this finding indicates that phosphate had dissolved from the tooth substance in such areas. In contrast with the decrease in the Raman spectrum intensity of phosphate, the intensity of amide I increased mainly in the low‐phosphate area. Although it remains very difficult to clinically identify the accurate border between sound and carious tooth substance, this distinction may be enabled by using the Raman spectrum of carious tooth substance. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Instantaneous intensity analysis of impulsive sound by the wavelet transform

The method for measuring instantaneous intensity by using the wavelet transform is proposed. We also conducted an analysis of the experimental data by using the hammering noise and confirmed the applicability of this calculation method.     

结点阈值小波包变换图像去噪新算法

小波包变换是小波变换的推广,可视为普通小波函数的线性组合,具有灵活的时频分析能力,随着分解层数的增加,小波包分解能够在所有的频率范围聚焦。提出一种应用结点阈值小波包变换的新型图像去噪算法。利用小波包变换对含噪图像进行分解,在图像信号的子带层次上进行结点阈值操作,采用软阈值的方法进行阈值处理,结点噪声采用谱熵法估计,并使用峰值信噪比评估去噪后的图像质量。实验结果表明,相比于使用其它阈值方法的小波包图像去噪算法,该算法具有更好的图像去噪性能。     

Direct analysis of in-line particle holograms by using wavelet transform and envelope reconstruction method

We propose a new digital method for sizing particles and tracking their positions from an in-line hologram by using a combination of a wavelet transform and a reconstruction of the envelope functions. In the proposed method, the hologram is recorded by a charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor. The wavelet transform of digitized holograms gives information about the position of particles, while the reconstruction of envelope functions provides the size of particles. Preliminary theoretical and experimental verifications are presented. The system limitation of the method is discussed.     

基于近红外光谱小波变换的温室番茄叶绿素含量预测

为了提高基于近红外光谱的温室番茄叶绿素含量预测精度,采用小波变换消除光谱中的随机噪声.但是在去噪的同时,也会降低有效信息量.因此,引入平滑指数(SI)和时移指数(TSI)对去噪效果进行量化,以控制变换尺度,获得最佳变换效果.实验表明TSI＜0.01且SI＞0.1004时,在去噪的同时,也能保留反映生化参量的特征峰,从而...     

小波变换在区域波前重构算法中的应用

在自适应光学中使用区域法进行波前重构的一个主要困难是计算量非常大。通过对重构矩阵进行小波变换 ,并对生成的矩阵选取门限 ,获得稀疏矩阵 ,从而可在对重构精度仅有轻微影响的情况下 ,显著降低计算量 ,提高计算速度。文中根据 Bowman[1 ]的理论分析 ,证实了小波变换应用于 Kolmogorov大气扰动重构的适用性 ,提出了适合工程设计应用的门限选择方法和评价参数 ,针对 Kovlmogorov大气扰动进行了计算机仿真 ,给出了有实际应用价值的结果     

小波变换在图像压缩中的应用研究

小波变换理论是近几年发展起来一个新的数学分支。由于它克服了传统傅里叶变换的缺陷，具有良好的时、频局部化性能，从而使得小波理论在图像处理领域得到广泛的应用。首先对图像进行小波塔式分解，然后依据小波系数的统计特性和分布特点，对不同的子图像块采用不同的量化、编码方法。并在计算机上进行模拟实验，结果表明所提出的方案可以在保证重构图像质量良好的情况下获得较大的压缩比。     

Continuous wavelet transform for micro-component profile measurement using vertical scanning interferometry

White-light interferometric techniques have been widely used in three-dimensional (3D) profiling. This paper presents a new method based on vertical scanning interferometry (VSI) for the 3D profile measurement of a micro-component that contains sharp steps. The use of a white-light source in the system overcomes the phase ambiguity problem often encountered in monochromatic interferometry and also reduces speckle noises. A new algorithm based on the continuous wavelet transform (CWT) is used to retrieve the phase of an interferogram. The algorithm accurately determines local fringe peak and improves the vertical resolution of the measurement. The proposed method is highly resistant to noise and is able to achieve high accuracy. A micro-component (lamellar grating) fabricated by sacrificial etching technique is used as a test specimen to verify the proposed method. The measurement uncertainty of the experimental results is discussed.     

基于小波变换的人体步态序列提取

将小波变换用于处理人体行走时产生的加速度信号.利用离散小波变换的多尺度、多分辨率特性对原始加速度信号进行尺度分解,在对小波基以及分解尺度进行合理选取后准确地从加速度信号中提取出隐藏的步态节律.与利用阈值法直接对原始加速度信号提取峰值的算法比较后发现：利用小波分解得到与步态节律相关的特征尺度后再进行峰值检测能显著地提高信号峰值的检出率;即使当原始信号存在较严重的噪声干扰时,该方法也能保证所提取出的步态序列的准确性.这对于步态序列的后续分析具有至关重要的意义.研究表明,离散小波变换是一种有效的提取步态节律的方 关键词： 小波变换 步态序列 峰值检测 特征尺度     

一种新的基于小波变换的图像去噪方法

根据图像小波分解的特点和小波分解后高频小波系数的统计特性,构造了一种新阈值函数的去噪算法。与传统的硬阈值、软阈值函数相比,新阈值函数考虑了图像能量分布的特点,对于每一小波系数乘以一个与自身大小相关的降噪因子,并且新阈值函数简单易于计算,具有较强的自适应性。实验结果表明,采用新阈值函数的去噪结果能够有效地抑制图像的马赛克效应,无论在视觉效果上,还是在信噪比增益上均优于传统的软、硬阈值方法。     

小波变换轮廓术抑制CCD非线性的分析

对比研究了CCD非线性对小波变换轮廓术和傅里叶变换轮廓术的影响,并从信号频域角度分析推导出考虑CCD非线性时,变形条纹的小波变换的频谱描述形式,得到了"脊"处小波系数的解析表达式。处理由CCD非线性引起的非完善的条纹图时,采用小波变换轮廓术提取相位,实质是采用最佳的加权滤波窗口,这样能减弱CCD非线性引起的频谱混叠对测量的影响,可以得到比傅里叶变换轮廓术更稳定的恢复效果。计算机模拟验证了此结论的正确性。     

Time variation of the electromagnetic transfer function of the earth estimated by using wavelet transform

In order to accurately estimate the geomagnetic transfer functions in the area of the volcano Mt. Iwate (IWT), we applied the interstation transfer function (ISTF) method to the three-component geomagnetic field data observed at Mt. Iwate station (IWT), using the Kakioka Magnetic Observatory, JMA (KAK) as remote reference station. Instead of the conventional Fourier transform, in which temporary transient noises badly degrade the accuracy of long term properties, continuous wavelet transform has been used. The accuracy of the results was as high as that of robust estimations of transfer functions obtained by the Fourier transform method. This would provide us with possibilities for routinely monitoring the transfer functions, without sophisticated statistical procedures, to detect changes in the underground electrical conductivity structure.     

小波变换的信号分形分析及其在心电信号处理中的应用研究

介绍了一种基于小波变换的分形分析方法,并将它成功地应用于心房纤颤的检测中.该方法提取了一个特征值r,结果表明在心房纤颤开始时,特征值是上升的,心房纤颤结束后,特征值又慢慢恢复到原来的数值,由此可以成功地检测出心房纤颤的开始和结束.此外,由于特征值同时反映了heartratevariability(HRV)信号的复杂程度,所以同时它也表明:心房纤颤开始后,HRV信号的复杂度是下降的 关键词： HRV 小波变换 分形     

Beta-gradient isochron dating of thin tooth enamel layers using ESR

The theoretical and experimental basis for the development of a new dating technique using beta-gradient isochrons and ESR is presented. For uranium-free portions of enamel adjacent to sediment, we can determine a beta-dose gradient due to sources in the nearest 2 mm layer of the sediment. If the equivalent dose to successive layers of enamel is plotted against the beta dose rate to each layer, an estimate of the age (equal to the slope of the line) that depends only on the environmental beta dose rate can be determined. Experimental methods and results for four teeth are discussed. The significance of this approach lies in its ability to isolate an age estimate that is independent of the uranium uptake model, since only portions of the enamel which are far away enough from internal sources of uranium, such as dentine, are used. In addition, this technique provides a time-averaged estimate of the actual gamma plus cosmic dose rate provided that a reasonable estimate of the average moisture content is used to calculate the environmental beta dose rate.