Deconvolution systems for coded aperture images of three-dimensional x-ray objects

A non-redundant distribution of ten point sources is used for coded aperture imaging. The coded image of a simple three-dimensional x-ray object is deconvoluted by means of three different decoding systems: by an optical projection system using spatially incoherent light, by an on-line optical set-up with information input using an electro-optic relay tube, and by a quasi-on-line electronic system using an electronic storage-tube. The three methods are compared with respect to signal-to-noise ratio, resolution, and convenience of handling.     

基于空间光调制器的非相干数字全息单次曝光研究

菲涅耳非相干相关全息术(Fresnel incoherent correlation holography,FINCH)利用在空间光调制器(spatial light modulator,SLM)上加载双透镜模式对同一物点光分束自相干,并通过改变加载的相位因子得到不同的相移全息图.本系统利用SLM可分区编码调制特性,将FINCH成像中SLM上分三次加载的0°,120°,240°相位双透镜掩模各提取1/3组成一幅复合相移模式加载,并研究了三种相位分布方式对FINCH成像质量的影响.结果表明:三个相位在SLM上分布间隔越大,再现像越清晰.在此基础上,提出了一种新的掩模加载方式,在SLM加载透镜阵列,每一个相位因子对应一个双透镜,具有一个光轴.实验表明,通过这种加载方式,通过SLM后形成的三个相移图能够一次在电荷耦合器上记录,并且三个相移图不重叠,然后通过MATLAB编程计算将不同相移角度的全息图分别提取出来,通过三步相移计算合成一幅包含有物光波的复值全息图,最后通过数值再现算法重建待测样品.此系统可用于对光源相干性较低的实时成像系统,也为微小形变测量、动态物体的观测提供了新方法,为非相干数字全息术的发展提供了新思路.     

连续推扫计算光谱成像技术

计算光谱成像技术具有高通量、快照成像等优点,但快照成像采样数据量不足,导致利用压缩感知方法重构图谱精度很低。通过对计算光谱成像技术各个环节进行系统研究,提出一种新型的连续推扫计算光谱成像技术,利用正交循环编码孔径代替传统的随机编码孔径,通过逐行扫描方式及正交变换可完整重构图谱数据。仿真和实际成像结果表明,连续推扫计算光谱成像技术可消除图谱混叠影响,理论上可完全重构图谱信息,重构图谱精度明显优于传统的计算光谱成像技术。相比国际上提出的多次曝光计算光谱成像技术,连续推扫计算光谱成像技术不需要改变编码孔径与探测器间的相对位置,也不需要凝视成像,系统中没有活动元件,稳定性高,适用于常规航空航天遥感推扫成像。     

Coded aperture enhanced catadioptric optical system for omnidirectional image deblurring

Mirror curvature in the catadioptric camera often leads to noticeable blurring artifacts in omnidirectional imaging. Proper deblurring method is challenging because the blur kernel is difficult to estimate. A coded aperture enhanced catadioptric optical system is proposed in this paper that allows for image deblurring. The enhancement is designed by inserting a patterned occluder within the aperture of the camera lens. The captured omnidirectional image can be recovered to all-focus image though certain deconvolution method. Experiments on a variety of scenes (indoor/outdoor) demonstrate the benefits of using the coded apertures over conventional circular apertures. The sharp image obtained can be combined for various catadioptric applications, including omnidirectional monitoring systems, intelligent omnidirectional systems and robotics.     

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.     

透过散射介质对直线运动目标的全光成像及追踪技术

光散射是限制光传输以及降低和破坏光学成像性能的主要因素,透过复杂散射介质对运动目标的全光成像是光学领域极具挑战性的技术之一.本文提出一种利用散斑差值自相关透过散射介质对运动目标进行实时追踪的方法.采用赝热光照明,基于光学记忆效应理论,通过对运动目标采集的两帧散斑做差值,然后做自相关运算,计算目标移动的距离,实现对目标的实时追踪,并且利用相位恢复算法进行简单处理就可以重建隐藏目标.对该方法进行了实验验证,成功地对隐藏的运动目标实现了成像与追踪.这种透过散射介质对运动目标的全光成像及实时追踪技术,在生物医学等领域具有重要应用潜力.     

一种基于编码孔径成像原理的三维成像方法

三维成像技术因其应用广泛而备受关注。根据编码孔径成像的基本原理,提出了一种非相干可见光三维成像方法。这种两步成像方法的第一步采用空间位置编码的照相机阵列对物体拍照,在第二步中,首先将照相机阵列拍照得到的物体照片根据拍照时的位置关系合成为一幅图像,然后采用计算机程序模拟光学反投影解码方法解码再现出物体不同深度的表面分层图像。设计了初步的实验,该实验采用1部照相机依次在各编码位置对物体模型拍照,编码形式是包含9个点的无冗余阵列形式,物体模型只包含2个深度层次,布置在距离照相机阵列1.5m的地方。实验得到了信噪比较高的物体模型的分层解码图像,验证了这种三维成像方法的可行性。     

大焦深成像系统的特性研究

如何增大非相干光学成像系统的焦深已成为一项有意义的研究主题，为了增大焦深，通常的做法是缩小相对孔径，但这种做法会降低光学系统的光通量、调制传递函数（MTF）及分辨率，而大焦深成像系统通过在光学系统光路中加入一特殊设计的非球面掩摸板，并用图像处理技术对相位掩模板编码后的图像进行解码得到清晰图像，保证了光学系统在维持原有相对孔径的同时扩大其焦深范围，使光学系统在离焦范围内有好的图像质量，从光学图和系统的MTF两个方面对大焦深成像系统的特性进行了分离，并对结果进行了讨论。     

Piecewise spectrally band-pass for compressive coded aperture spectral imaging

Coded aperture snapshot spectral imaging(CASSI) has been discussed in recent years. It has the remarkable advantages of high optical throughput, snapshot imaging, etc. The entire spatial-spectral data-cube can be reconstructed with just a single two-dimensional(2D) compressive sensing measurement. On the other hand, for less spectrally sparse scenes,the insufficiency of sparse sampling and aliasing in spatial-spectral images reduce the accuracy of reconstructed threedimensional(3D) spectral cube. To solve this problem, this paper extends the improved CASSI. A band-pass filter array is mounted on the coded mask, and then the first image plane is divided into some continuous spectral sub-band areas. The entire 3D spectral cube could be captured by the relative movement between the object and the instrument. The principle analysis and imaging simulation are presented. Compared with peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR) and the information entropy of the reconstructed images at different numbers of spectral sub-band areas, the reconstructed 3D spectral cube reveals an observable improvement in the reconstruction fidelity, with an increase in the number of the sub-bands and a simultaneous decrease in the number of spectral channels of each sub-band.     

Incoherent coincidence imaging and its applicability in X-ray diffraction

Entangled-photon coincidence imaging is a method to nonlocally image an object by transmitting a pair of entangled photons through the object and a reference optical system, respectively. The image of the object can be extracted from the coincidence rate of these two photons. From a classical perspective, the image is proportional to the fourth-order correlation function of the wave field. Using classical statistical optics, we study a particular aspect of coincidence imaging with incoherent sources. As an application, we give a proposal to realize lensless Fourier-transform imaging, and discuss its applicability in x-ray diffraction.     

Digital Micro-mirror Device-based broadband optical image sensor for robust imaging applications

To the best of the authors' knowledge, presented for the first time is the design of a robust broadband optical image sensor using a Digital Micro-mirror Device (DMD). Electronic focus control of the imaging lens and full programmability of the spatial sampling aperture shape, size, and location on the DMD plane that mechanically scans the incident incoherent optical irradiance distribution lead to imaging smartness. Dual port single-point photo-detection design provides imaging operation robustness to the global light irradiance variations such as via environmental effects, e.g., moving clouds. As the Texas Instruments (TI) DMD can provide light modulation over 400 nm to 2500 nm wavelengths, visible, Near Infrared (NIR), and Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) bands can be simultaneously processed to generate three independent band images via three point photo-detectors. A proof-of-concept experiment in the SWIR band at 1580 nm is conducted using an incoherent heart-shaped target that is sampled using the DMD imager set for a 68.4 μm side square moving pinhole. A 60 × 60 pixel image from the proposed imager produces a 0.94 cross-correlation peak when compared to an optically attenuated heart shape image produced by a near 9 μm pixel size phosphor coated Charge Coupled Device (CCD) imager. Using the dual-detection method, robust 633 nm visible light imaging of an Air Force (AF) Chart figure is successfully demonstrated for 3 Hz global light fluctuation. Applications for the proposed imager include optical sensing in the fields of astronomy, defense, medicine, and security.     

编码栅在光信息处理中的应用

本文从编码栅对光源、物函数、谱函数的调制原理出发,从三个方面分析了编码栅在光信息处理中的作用及应用实例。     

A new method for deconvoluting coded aperture images of three dimensional X-ray objects

Three-dimensional objects are coded using a non-redundant distribution of X-ray sources. The deconvolution of the image is performed by means of an incoherent optical processing system using a zoom-lens and a point-hologram. The method is capable of decoding the layers of the original object starting with a self-luminous image generated for example by an X-ray image intensifier tube.     

基于位相变更的非相干数字全息自适应成像

菲涅耳非相干数字全息作为一种非扫描的三维成像技术具有其独特的优势,但其成像过程中会受到各种像差的影响,导致成像分辨率、再现像的质量降低.为了解决这一问题,可以结合适当的自适应光学技术对波前像差进行探测和校正.位相变更是一种基于两幅具有已知位相差的强度图像实现波前探测和像差校正的技术.本文发展了基于位相变更的非相干数字全息自适应成像技术,不需要引入引导星,利用全息记录过程中的两幅相移全息图,实现波前像差的探测.本文给出了所发展技术的数值仿真和实验结果,结合位相变更算法求解出系统像差的位相分布,将像差的共轭位相加载到光瞳面上,在全息图记录的同时校正像差,从而提高重建像的质量.     

光学稀疏孔径系统的成像及其图像复原

由多个小口径成像系统通过特殊排列综合而成的光学稀疏孔径系统是实现高分辨率天文目标成像观测的一种新方法.建立了光学稀疏孔径系统的衍射受限非相干成像模型,并针对某一具体的光学稀疏孔径系统,运用图像复原维纳滤波器完成了系统成像和图像恢复处理的计算机仿真实验.结果表明,光学稀疏孔径系统可以等效实现单个大口径成像系统的成像观测效果.     

图像传感器像素化效应对菲涅耳非相干关联全息分辨率的影响

作为复光场显微成像的一种新技术,菲涅耳非相干关联全息术(Fresnel incoherent correlation holography,FINCH)因其非相干光记录的特点在近年来受到关注.FINCH作为一种新型非相干全息系统,如何设计光路实现其最佳的分辨率是一个关键问题.然而,针对这个问题的讨论,目前已有文献存在不同的观点,有关FINCH最佳分辨率的成像条件仍有待研究.全息图有效孔径大小是决定全息成像系统分辨率的重要因素,在FINCH系统中,全息记录距离的变化则会引起全息图有效孔径发生变化,全息图的有效孔径大小不仅与光路各元件的孔径有关,还与相干光波相互干涉叠加区域的面积以及图像传感器的像素间距等因素有关.本文基于波动光学理论,结合FINCH全息图的波带结构特征,研究了FINCH全息图的有效孔径.研究发现数字全息记录相机的像素化特性是影响FINCH成像分辨率的决定性因素,并进一步通过数值模拟和光学实验验证了理论分析结果:全息图记录距离(Z_h)等于空间光调制器加载的衍射透镜焦距(f_d)时,FINCH系统的再现像将会达到最佳横向分辨率,且分辨率随成像距离|Z_h-f_d|的增大而降低.     

Phase-coded aperture for optical imaging

For the optical spectrum region, we describe a novel phase-coded aperture imaging system that can be used in a computational imaging camera. The optical design includes a phase-only screen followed by a detector array. A specific diffraction pattern forms at the detector array when the wavefront from a point source object passes through the phase screen. Since diffraction effects cannot be ignored in the optical regime, an iterative phase retrieval method is used to calculate the phase coded screen. Correlation type processing can be applied for the image recovery. Computer simulation results are presented to illustrate the excellent imaging performance of this camera.     

Approaches to eliminate near field artifact of MURA

Since the coded aperture technique has been successfully applied on X-ray imaging space telescopes, attentions of its development have also been cast on the application in medical imaging, for it has a very tempting quality to greatly enhance the detection sensitivity without gravely lowering the spacial resolution. But when the coded aperture technique is applied to image a nearby object, the so called "near-field artifact"comes up, that is, the reconstructed image has a sort of distortion. Among types of coded apertures the MURA (Modified Uniformly Redundant Array) is one of the most discussed. Roberto Arrcosi came up with the solution to remove the artifacts utilizing mask and antimask. In this article we present two ways to eliminate the second order aberration based on his work.     

孔径编码近场效应删除的新方法

自从孔径编码技术在X射线天文观测上的成功应用以来,其下一步的发展方向已经转移到在医学成像中的应用. 孔径编码技术的特性之一是它可以在不严重损害分辨率的情况下大大提高探测灵敏度(缩短探测时间). 由此孔径编码近场成像中的图像畸变的消除成为待解决的问题. 在各种码板中MURA(均匀冗余阵列的变种)被讨论和使用得最多. 而“Roberto Arrcosi” 发明了一种使用正反两块MURA码板消近场畸变得技术. 本文中我们提出两种新方法消除近场畸变,一种基于他的工作,一种基于医学成像的MLEM算法.     

A novel three-dimensional imaging method by means of coded cameras array recording and computational reconstruction

In this paper, we propose a novel three-dimensional imaging method by which the object is captured by a coded cameras array (CCA) and computationally reconstructed as a series of longitudinal layered surface images of the object. The distribution of cameras in array, named code pattern, is crucial for reconstructed images fidelity when the correlation decoding is used. We use DIRECT global optimization algorithm to design the code patterns that possess proper imaging property. We have conducted primary experiments to verify and test the performance of the proposed method with a simple discontinuous object and a small-scale CCA including nine cameras. After certain procedures such as capturing, photograph integrating, computational reconstructing and filtering, etc., we obtain reconstructed longitudinal layered surface images of the object with higher signal-to-noise ratio. The results of experiments show that the proposed method is feasible. It is a promising method to be used in fields such as remote sensing, machine vision, etc.