Three-dimensional free view reconstruction in axially distributed image sensing

In this Letter, we propose a three-dimensional(3D) free view reconstruction technique in axially distributed image sensing(ADS). In typical integral imaging, free view reconstructed images can be obtained by tilting all elemental images or tilting the reconstruction plane due to large lateral perspectives for 3D objects. In conventional ADS, the reconstructed images at only a front view can be generated since the sensor is moved along with its optical axis so that it has small lateral perspectives for 3D objects. However, the reconstructed 3D images at any viewing point may be obtained because the virtual viewing camera may capture these slightly different perspectives for 3D objects. Therefore, in this Letter, we employ the virtual viewing camera to visualize the 3D images at the arbitrary viewing point. To support our proposed method, we show the experimental results.     

Three-dimensional imaging and visualization of partially occluded objects using axially distributed stereo image sensing

In this Letter, we propose a multiperspective three-dimensional (3D) imaging system using axially distributed stereo image sensing. In this proposed method, the stereo camera is translated along its optical axis and multiple axial elemental image pairs for a 3D scene are collected. The captured elemental images are reconstructed in 3D using a computational reconstruction algorithm based on ray back-projection. The proposed method is applied to partially occluded object visualization. Optical experiments are performed to verify the approach.     

Three-dimensional integral imaging with improved visualization using subpixel optical ray sensing

In this Letter, we propose an improved three-dimensional (3D) image reconstruction method for integral imaging. We use subpixel sensing of the optical rays of the 3D scene projected onto the image sensor. When reconstructing the 3D image, we use a calculated minimum subpixel distance for each sensor pixel instead of the average pixel value of integrated pixels from elemental images. The minimum subpixel distance is defined by measuring the distance between the center of the sensor pixel and the physical position of the imaging lens point spread function onto the sensor, which is projected from each reconstruction point for all elemental images. To show the usefulness of the proposed method, preliminary 3D imaging experiments are presented. Experimental results reveal that the proposed method may improve 3D imaging visualization because of the superior sensing and reconstruction of optical ray direction and intensity information for 3D objects.     

Grating-assisted polarization optical time-domain reflectometry for distributed fiber-optic sensing

We report a novel type of polarization optical time-domain reflectometry (POTDR) for fully distributed fiber-optic sensing, in which the reflected optical signal is from a series of fiber Bragg gratings that are uniformly distributed along the fiber. Compared with a conventional POTDR that uses the Rayleigh backscattering, this grating-assisted POTDR can have a much better signal-to-noise ratio and consequently a better measurement resolution and a larger measurement range of the fiber birefringence. Experimental results have shown that the measurement resolution of the grating-assisted POTDR is almost an order of magnitude better than that of a conventional POTDR.     

Three-dimensional optical profilometry using a four-core optical fibre

This paper describes the use of a four-core optical fibre for measurements of three-dimensional rigid-body shapes. A fringe pattern, which is generated by interference of four wavefronts emitted from the four-core optical fibre, is projected on an object's surface. The deformed fringe pattern containing information of the object's surface topography is captured by a digital CCD camera and is analysed using a two-dimensional Fourier transform profilometry. It is demonstrated for the first time that the use of such a four-core optical fibre increases the compactness and the stability of the fringe projection system.     

基于环结构的新型分布式光纤振动传感系统

提出并验证了一种新颖的基于环形马赫-泽德干涉仪结构的全分布式光纤振动传感系统.采用直流光实时动态定位技术，通过在干涉仪光路中引入环结构，将直线型干涉仪转化为环型回路，使得一个马赫-泽德干涉仪中相向传输两路光波，相当于构成双马赫-泽德干涉仪.当振动信号作用于传感光纤时，相向传输的两路直流光同时产生相同的相位信号并沿不同的路径传输至光接收单元，采用数字信号处理技术分析接收信号即可实时获得振动的空间位置和频率、幅度等特性参数.实验中成功实现了监测距离为1.01km的分布式振动传感，单点振动的空间分辨率小于40m.另外，从理论上分析并模拟了系统对多点同时振动进行检测和定位的可行性.     

一种利用分布式传声器阵列的声源三维定位方法

为了提高噪声和混响条件下分布式传声器阵列进行声源定位的性能,提出一种利用空间稀疏性和压缩感知原理的声源三维定位方法。该方法首先通过两次离散余弦变换方式提取出声音信号特征,并用该特征来构建稀疏定位模型,以便能够综合利用语音信号的短时和长时特性,同时降低模型维数;然后利用在线字典学习技术动态调整字典,克服稀疏模型与实际信号之间的失配问题,增强稀疏定位模型的鲁棒性;进而提出一种改进的平滑l₀范数稀疏重构算法来进行声源位置解算,以提高低信噪比条件下的重构精度。仿真结果表明该方法不仅可以实现多目标定位,而且具有较强的抗噪声和抗混响能力.     

Three-dimensional sound source localization using distributed microphone arrays

To improve the performance of sound source localization based on distributed microphone arrays in noisy and reverberant environments,a sound source localization method was proposed.This method exploited the inherent spatial sparsity to convert the localization problem into a sparse recovery problem based on the compressive sensing(CS) theory.In this method two-step discrete cosine transform(DCT)-based feature extraction was utilized to cover both short-time and long-time properties of the signal and reduce the dimensions of the sparse model.Moreover,an online dictionary learning(DL) method was used to dynamically adjust the dictionary for matching the changes of audio signals,and then the sparse solution could better represent location estimations.In addition,we proposed an improved approximate l_0norm minimization algorithm to enhance reconstruction performance for sparse signals in low signal-noise ratio(SNR).The effectiveness of the proposed scheme is demonstrated by simulation results where the locations of multiple sources can be obtained in the noisy and reverberant conditions.     

Three-dimensional model of thermal-induced optical phase shifts in rotation sensing

By studying the thermal-induced phase shift mechanism of an interferometric fiber-optic gyroscope(IFOG)sensing coil, a novel generalized expression based on a three-dimensional(3D) model is proposed. Compared with the traditional pure Shupe effect model, the simulation results show that the new 3D model, including elastic strain and the elasto-optical effect, can describe the thermal effect of the coils more accurately.Experiments with temperature change rates between-40°C and 70°C are performed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed generalized expression. The results of our work can guide researchers in identifying countermeasures to reduce the thermal-induced bias error in IFOG.     

Three-dimensional modeling of amplitude-object imaging in scanning near-field optical microscopy

The imaging properties of the transmission-illumination mode of a scanning near-field optical microscope are investigated. Three-dimensional calculations of the power transmitted into classically allowed and forbidden regions for a nonsymmetrically positioned amplitude object are implemented by use of the finite-difference time-domain solution of Maxwell's equations. The evolution of the images with the distance from the object as well as the effect of the polarization of the illumination is shown. The computations show that for applications involving the imaging of an amplitude object, the use of the allowed light is preferred. Collection of light from both the allowed and the forbidden zones leads to degraded contrast and resolution.     

Three-dimensional motion-picture imaging of dynamic object by parallel-phase-shifting digital holographic microscopy using an inverted magnification optical system

Optical Review - We constructed a parallel-phase-shifting digital holographic microscopy (PPSDHM) system using an inverted magnification optical system, and succeeded in three-dimensional (3D)...     

Single image non-uniformity correction using compressive sensing

A non-uniformity correction (NUC) method for an infrared focal plane array imaging system was proposed. The algorithm, based on compressive sensing (CS) of single image, overcame the disadvantages of “ghost artifacts” and bulk calculating costs in traditional NUC algorithms. A point-sampling matrix was designed to validate the measurements of CS on the time domain. The measurements were corrected using the midway infrared equalization algorithm, and the missing pixels were solved with the regularized orthogonal matching pursuit algorithm. Experimental results showed that the proposed method can reconstruct the entire image with only 25% pixels. A small difference was found between the correction results using 100% pixels and the reconstruction results using 40% pixels. Evaluation of the proposed method on the basis of the root-mean-square error, peak signal-to-noise ratio, and roughness index (ρ) proved the method to be robust and highly applicable.     

Adaptive optics confocal microscopy using direct wavefront sensing

Optical aberrations due to the inhomogeneous refractive index of tissue degrade the resolution and brightness of images in deep-tissue imaging. We introduce a confocal fluorescence microscope with adaptive optics, which can correct aberrations based on direct wavefront measurements using a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor with a fluorescent bead used as a point source reference beacon. The results show a 4.3× improvement in the Strehl ratio and a 240% improvement in the signal intensity for fixed mouse tissues at depths of up to 100 μm.     

Adaptive optics wide-field microscopy using direct wavefront sensing

We report a technique for measuring and correcting the wavefront aberrations introduced by a biological sample using a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor, a fluorescent reference source, and a deformable mirror. The reference source and sample fluorescence are at different wavelengths to separate wavefront measurement and sample imaging. The measurement and correction at one wavelength improves the resolving power at a different wavelength, enabling the structure of the sample to be resolved.     

Fully distributed fiber-optic temperature sensing using acoustically-induced rocking grating

A highly sensitive fully distributed fiber-optic temperature sensing technique is proposed and demonstrated based on a transient and traveling rocking grating. The rocking grating is generated by pulsed acoustic torsional waves propagating along the fiber. The measured temperature sensitivity is 1000?ppm/°C and is experimentally demonstrated mainly due to the temperature dependence of the fiber birefringence. This traveling rocking grating based sensing technique may also serve other fully-distributed sensing applications by using specially designed fibers.     

Efficient distributed moisture-ingress sensing using diamond-like carbon-nanocoated long-period gratings

We have demonstrated the possibility of efficient distributed water ingress sensing by making use of LPGs nanocoated with diamond-like carbon (DLC). Two long-period gratings (LPGs) with different coating thicknesses were tested. A portion of each LPG was soaked and the responses were measured by tracking both the center-wavelength shift and the LPG resonance minimum depth and by simulating a two-detector sensing arrangement in combination with a diffraction grating. The responses exhibit large linear sections and thus allow for a simple distributed sensing over the grating length.     

Near-field optical microscopy using an integrating sphere

A scanning near-field optical microscope using an integrating sphere is demonstrated. The images from a usual near-field optical microscope often include contrasts caused by the sample structure because the reflection and transmission angles of signal waves depend on the size and shape of the sample. The observation angle dependency of signals can be avoided by using an integrating sphere. Background signals resulting from using the sphere can be reduced by using lock-in detection synchronously with modulation of tip–sample distance. The whole detection system is possibly useful for observing the distribution of the refractive index and/or the absorption coefficient. Received: 27 October 2000 / Final version: 29 August 2001 / Published online: 7 November 2001     

Discussion on the sensitivity of optical cables based on distributed acoustic sensing

Optical Review - Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology plays an increasingly important role in the field of underwater acoustic detection because of its own advantages. To measure acoustic...     

Three-dimensional non-destructive optical evaluation of laser-processing performance using optical coherence tomography

We demonstrate the use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a non-destructive diagnostic tool for evaluating laser-processing performance by imaging the features of a pit and a rim. A pit formed on a material at different laser-processing conditions is imaged using both a conventional scanning electron microscope (SEM) and OCT. Then using corresponding images, the geometrical characteristics of the pit are analyzed and compared. From the results, we could verify the feasibility and the potential of the application of OCT to the monitoring of the laser-processing performance.     

Three-dimensional optical logic devices using spatial multiwaveguide system

Based on the weakly coupled-mode theory, the coupled-mode equations of the spatial multiwaveguide system are presented in general. The intensity distribution in each waveguide is determined by numerical method. Optical logic devices based on spatial multiwaveguide system are proposed. The analysis results show that the spatial multiwaveguide system permits different Boolean logic states obtained by phase modulation.. Applications of the logic devices include optical calculation, optical interconnection, and spatial optical signal processing.