Bit-rate adaptive optical performance monitoring method for fiber communication systems

A novel bit-rate adaptive method, by varying the optical sampling rates alternatively, is proposed in this paper for optical performance monitoring. Firstly, the theoretical model and the differential software-synchronized algorithm are developed. Then, the results verify that different channel bit-rate can be estimated with high precision irrespective of the modulation formats and signal distortion caused by chromatic dispersion and nonlinearity along the fiber link. Employing the proposed bit-rate adaptive method, the eye diagrams and Q values of 10 Gbit/s, 40 Gbit/s and even higher bit-rate signal can be monitored by a single optical performance monitoring system without any prior knowledge about bit-rate or signal period. The method we propose in this paper has the advantage that different channel bit-rates can be adaptively estimated and the differential software-synchronized algorithm is much simpler.     

The rate-distortion optimized quantization algorithm in Compressive Sensing

Rate-distortion optimization greatly improves performance of compression coding system. In this paper, the rate-distortion optimized quantization algorithm is proposed for block-based Compressive Sensing. Compressive Sensing is the emerging technology which can encode a signal into a small number of incoherent linear measurements and reconstruct the entire signal from relatively few measurements. In the algorithm the sampling measurements are quantized optimally based on the rate-distortion theory. For the coefficients near dead-zone the quantization level with best rate-distortion performance is chosen. Moreover, in order to acquire the best performance, a fast Lagrange multiplier solving method is proposed to find the optimal slope λ* of the rate-distortion curve at the given bit budget. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm improves objective and subjective performances substantially. The average gain about 0.7 dB can be achieved with the same rate.     

An Adaptive Rate Blocked Compressive Sensing Method for Video

An adaptive rate Compressive Sensing (CS) method for video signals is proposed. The Blocked Compressive Sensing (BCS) scheme is adopted in this method. Firstly, each video frame is blocked and measured by the BCS scheme, and then the mean and variance of each image block are estimated by observing the CS measurement results. Using the mean and variance of each image block, the sparsity of the block is estimated and then the block can be classified. Adaptive rate sampling is realized by assigning different sampling rates to different classes. At the same time, in order to make better use of the correlation between video frames, a reference block subtraction method is also designed in this paper, which uses the estimates of the sparsity of image blocks as the basis for the reference block update. All operations of the proposed method only depend on the CS measurement results of image blocks and all calculations are simple. Thus, the proposed method is suitable for implementation in CS sampling devices with limited computational performance. Experiment results show that, compared with the actual values, the sparsity estimates and block classification results of the proposed method are accurate. Compared with the latest adaptive Compressive Video Sensing methods, the reconstructed image quality of the proposed method is better.     

Optimal polar image sampling

In this paper, a problem of efficient image sampling (deployment of image sensors) is considered. This problem is solved using techniques of two-dimensional quantization in polar coordinates, taking into account human visual system (HVS) and eye sensitivity function. The optimal radial compression function for polar quantization is derived. Optimization of the number of the phase levels for each amplitude level is done. Using optimal radial compression function and optimal number of phase levels for each amplitude level, optimal polar quantization is defined. Using deployment of quantization cells for the optimal polar quantization, deployment of image sensors is done, and therefore optimal polar image sampling is obtained. It is shown that our solution (the optimal polar sampling) has many advantages compared to presently used solutions, based on the log-polar sampling. The optimal polar sampling gives higher SNR (signal-to-noise ratio), compared to the log-polar sampling, for the same number of sensors. Also, the optimal polar sampling needs smaller number of sensors, to achieve the same SNR, compared to the log-polar sampling. Furthermore, with the optimal polar sampling, points in the image middle can be sampled, which is not valid for the log-polar sampling. This is very important since human eye is the most sensitive to these points, and therefore the optimal polar sampling gives better subjective quality.     

Compressive sampling based differential detection for UWB impulse radio signals

Noncoherent detectors significantly contribute to the practical realization of the ultra-wideband (UWB) impulse-radio (IR) concept, in that they allow avoiding channel estimation and provide highly efficient reception capabilities. Complexity can be reduced even further by resorting to an all-digital implementation, but Nyquist-rate sampling of the received signal is still required. The current paper addresses this issue by proposing a novel differential detection (DD) scheme, which exploits the compressive sampling (CS) framework to reduce the sampling rate much below the Nyquist-rate. The optimization problem is formulated to jointly recover the sparse received signal as well as the differentially encoded data symbols, and is compared with both the separate approach and the scheme using the compressed received signal directly, i.e., without reconstruction. Finally, a maximum a posteriori based detector using the compressed symbols is developed for a Laplacian distributed channel, as a reference to compare the performance of the proposed approaches. Simulation results show that the proposed joint CS-based DD brings the considerable advantage of reducing the sampling rate without degrading the performance, compared with the optimal MAP detector.     

基于稀疏表示的低比特率可伸缩图像编码算法研究

根据图像的几何结构特性,从人类视觉系统特性出发,建立了Gabor感知多成份字典,进而模拟人类视觉通路的层次处理机制,构建了稀疏编码网络,能够有效去除图像中的高阶冗余,形成更为稀疏的表示。对稀疏表示系数重组后进行比特平面量化,实现了低比特率的可伸缩编码。实验结果表明,在低比特率下,本文算法压缩后重构图像的感知质量要明显优于JPEG2000,峰值信噪比也与其相当,并且对于图像中的边缘和纹理等细节保持效果更佳。     

水声正交频分多址上行通信稀疏信道估计与导频优化

针对水声正交频分多址(OFDMA)上行通信中用户导频数量少、分布不均匀, 导致传统内插信道估计方法产生误码平层的问题, 提出一种稀疏信道估计与导频优化方法. 基于压缩感知(CS)理论估计稀疏信道冲激响应, 并依据CS理论中测量矩阵互相关最小化原理, 提出基于随机搜索的导频图案和导频功率联合优化算法. 仿真结果表明, 所提方法在不同多径扩展信道下的性能均优于基于线性内插的最小二乘估计、未经导频优化的CS信道估计以及单纯基于导频图案优化的CS信道估计. 水池实验分别验证了交织式和广义式子载波分配的水声OFDMA上行通信性能, 在接收信噪比高于10 dB时利用所提方法实现了两用户接入的可靠通信.     

连续变量量子密钥分发的数据逆向协调

基于多级编码/多级译码(MLC/MSD)系统实现了连续变量量子密钥分发的逆向数据协调。讨论了高斯连续变量量化过程中使互信息量最大时最佳量化区间的选取,并且通过理论计算给出了信噪比为4dB的情况下各级等价信道的最佳码率。协调方案中选择低密度奇偶校验码(LDPC)作为信道编码,结合边信息译码原理最终通过LDPC迭代译码算法实现了数据的逆向协调。     

Photoacoustic image reconstruction based on Bayesian compressive sensing algorithm

The photoacoustic tomography (PAT) method, based on compressive sensing (CS) theory, requires that, for the CS reconstruction, the desired image should have a sparse representation in a known transform domain. However, the sparsity of photoacoustic signals is destroyed because noises always exist. Therefore, the original sparse signal cannot be effectively recovered using the general reconstruction algorithm. In this study, Bayesian compressive sensing (BCS) is employed to obtain highly sparse representations of photoacoustic images based on a set of noisy CS measurements. Results of simulation demonstrate that the BCS-reconstructed image can achieve superior performance than other state-of-the-art CS-reconstruction algorithms.     

Multi-sparse dictionary colorization algorithm based on the feature classification and detail enhancement

For the problems of missing details and performance of the colorization based on sparse representation, we propose a conceptual model framework for colorizing gray-scale images, and then a multi-sparse dictionary colorization algorithm based on the feature classification and detail enhancement (CEMDC) is proposed based on this framework. The algorithm can achieve a natural colorized effect for a gray-scale image, and it is consistent with the human vision. First, the algorithm establishes a multi-sparse dictionary classification colorization model. Then, to improve the accuracy rate of the classification, the corresponding local constraint algorithm is proposed. Finally, we propose a detail enhancement based on Laplacian Pyramid, which is effective in solving the problem of missing details and improving the speed of image colorization. In addition, the algorithm not only realizes the colorization of the visual gray-scale image, but also can be applied to the other areas, such as color transfer between color images, colorizing gray fusion images, and infrared images.     

基于网格编码量化的超光谱图像压缩

提出了一个基于小波网格编码量化的超光谱图像压缩方法。谱间和空间冗余处理构成了超光谱图像压缩算法的主要内容,该算法使用一个谱间差分预测步骤来去除谱间冗余,而后对预测残差图像进行小波变换并利用均匀阈值网格编码量化(trellis-coded quantization)方法来量化各小波子带,最后使用自适应算术编码对量化码字进行熵编码。为使编码器能为所有子带获取率-失真意义上最优的量化阈值,设计了一个基于子带统计特性和网格编码量化器率-失真特性的比特分配算法。在实验中,该算法表现出优良的压缩性能,对于实验的超光谱图像,该方法在压缩比为32时可得到37．1dB的峰值信噪比,这表明本算法能有效压缩超光谱图像,适于超光谱图像压缩应用。     

基于双边信息的分布式视频压缩感知模型研究

针对传统视频编码技术计算量大和复杂度高的缺点,提出一种基于双边信息的分布式视频压缩感知算法。该算法将压缩感知技术与分布式视频编码技术相结合,把视频序列分为Key帧和CS帧,Key帧运用传统的帧内编码和解码,CS帧编码端运用压缩感知编码,解码端运用视频块内与视频块间的双边信息和梯度投影算法进行优化重构。通过双边信息的运动估计和压缩编码器的设计,实现基于双边信息的分布式视频压缩感知模型的构建。仿真结果表明该模型既可以实现高效编码,又可以实现复杂度由编码端向解码端转移,在较低的采样率下,提高视频的压缩能力和传输速度。     

相控阵超声缺陷检测数据压缩感知

为了解决超声相控阵信号采集、存储和传输中数据量大的问题,研究了压缩感知在相控阵无损检测信号和图像压缩重构中应用的可行性。首先使用5种贪婪算法对相控阵仿真信号进行压缩重构,根据百分比均方误差选取最优算法并考虑了噪声对精度的影响,结果表明压缩感知可以用低于奈奎斯特极限的测量点数准确重构原始图像;其次用人工缺陷回波信号进行实验验证,通过稀疏度计算选择适用相控阵信号的最优稀疏基,并通过5种传感矩阵的优化选择进一步提高了重构精度。实验结果尽管达不到仿真中的理想效果,但是能以少量测量值准确恢复图像,并能保证缺陷的识别,说明压缩感知算法可以有效提高相控阵缺陷检测效率。此外,在保持测量点数相同的情况下,仿真和实验都研究了不同采样率对重构精度的影响,当测量点数超过一定值时,证实了压缩感知实际与采样率无关。      

基于离散余弦变换的语音压缩采样和编码算法

针对语音无线通信中带宽资源受限的问题,提出基于压缩采样的低速率语音编码算法。以基尼系数为指标,比较不同稀疏变换域下语音信号的稀疏性,分析常见重构算法对语音信号压缩采样观测信号的重构特性。对标准耳蜗滤波器——伽马啁啾滤波器组的参数进行研究,并以梯度投影稀疏重建(GPSR)算法重构语音信号。利用语音质量感知评估(PESQ)、信噪比和主观听觉测试,对编解码后的合成语音信号进行了质量评估。实验表明,基于压缩感知的语音编码器以4 kbps的低速率对语音进行编码时,PESQ得分可达到3.16,计算复杂度相对较低,可以用于实际的语音编码环境。     

Direction-of-arrival estimation for co-located multiple-input multiple-output radar using structural sparsity Bayesian learning

This paper addresses the direction of arrival(DOA) estimation problem for the co-located multiple-input multipleoutput(MIMO) radar with random arrays. The spatially distributed sparsity of the targets in the background makes compressive sensing(CS) desirable for DOA estimation. A spatial CS framework is presented, which links the DOA estimation problem to support recovery from a known over-complete dictionary. A modified statistical model is developed to accurately represent the intra-block correlation of the received signal. A structural sparsity Bayesian learning algorithm is proposed for the sparse recovery problem. The proposed algorithm, which exploits intra-signal correlation, is capable being applied to limited data support and low signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) scene. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm has less computation load compared to the classical Bayesian algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has a more accurate DOA estimation than the traditional multiple signal classification(MUSIC) algorithm and other CS recovery algorithms.     

基于图像压缩传感的自动式光学单点成像系统

基于图像压缩传感理论,在手动式光学单点成像系统的基础上研究了自动式光学单点成像系统。主要介绍了系统中自动编码转盘的设计以及编码块的获取,采用一系列优化的编码块图案作为测量矩阵,并利用最小均方差线性估计（MMSE）重构算法进行实验。实验研究表明,通过7.8% 低采样率即可实现对字符样本的重构。该自动编码转盘系统自动化程度较高,误差较小,而且可随意改变测量次数。     

A compressed sensing approach for enhancing infrared imaging resolution

This paper presents a novel approach for improving infrared imaging resolution by the use of Compressed Sensing (CS). Instead of sensing raw pixel data, the image sensor measures the compressed samples of the observed image through a coded aperture mask placed on the focal plane of the optical system, and then the image reconstruction can be conducted from these samples using an optimal algorithm. The resolution is determined by the size of the coded aperture mask other than that of the focal plane array (FPA). The attainable quality of the reconstructed image strongly depends on the choice of the coded aperture mode. Based on the framework of CS, we carefully design an optimum mask pattern and use a multiplexing scheme to achieve multiple samples. The gradient projection for sparse reconstruction (GPSR) algorithm is employed to recover the image. The mask radiation effect is discussed by theoretical analyses and numerical simulations. Experimental results are presented to show that the proposed method enhances infrared imaging resolution significantly and ensures imaging quality.     

All-optical quantization and coding scheme for ultrafast analog-to-digital conversion exploiting polarization switches based on nonlinear polarization rotation in semiconductor optical amplifiers

A novel all-optical quantization and coding scheme for ultrafast analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion exploiting polarization switches (PSWs) based on nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) is proposed. In addition, a theoretical model for the polarization switch based on NPR is presented. Through cascading two PSWs, a 2-period transfer function for 3-bit long all-optical quantization and coding is realized numerically for the first time to the authors’ knowledge. The effective number of bits (ENOB), the limitation of bandwidth and conversion speed and the scalability are also investigated. The proposed all-optical quantization and coding scheme, combined with existing all-optical sampling techniques, will enable ultrafast A/D conversion at operating speed of hundreds of Gs/s with at least 3 bit resolution, and allows low optical power requirements, photonic integration, and easy scalability.     

Stochastic bounded consensus tracking of leader-follower multi-agent systems with measurement noises based on sampled data with general sampling delay

In this paper we provide a unified framework for consensus tracking of leader-follower multi-agent systems with measurement noises based on sampled data with a general sampling delay. First, a stochastic bounded consensus tracking protocol based on sampled data with a general sampling delay is presented by employing the delay decomposition technique. Then, necessary and sufficient conditions are derived for guaranteeing leader-follower multi-agent systems with measurement noises and a time-varying reference state to achieve mean square bounded consensus tracking. The obtained results cover no sampling delay, a small sampling delay and a large sampling delay as three special cases. Last, simulations are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.