Sub-wavelength and non-periodic holes array based fully lensless imager

We present a novel concept for microscopic imaging. The proposed microscope-like device does not include an objective lens neither a condenser. Instead, a metallic plate of sub-wavelength hole-array with a varying pitch is used to illuminate the inspected object that is mounted very close to it. As a result, the transmitted spectrum through each hole differs from the others and therefore, each spot of the detected object is illuminated with a unique spectrum. By measuring a single spectrum that is the sum of all the spectra that are transmitted through the sample and by using spectral decomposition algorithms, the spatial transmission pattern of the object can be extracted.     

Information hiding based on the optical interference principle

An information hiding method based on the optical interference principle is proposed. In this method, a secret image can be obtained by two light beams' interference. One of the beams is modulated by our assigned host image; and the other is modulated by a noise-like complex distribution, which is regard as the encrypted image. The transmission of the encrypted image can be implemented by hiding it in the host image to prevent the communication from being perceived by unauthorized person. In addition, this method can also realize simultaneous encryption and hiding for two images. A series of numerical simulation results are presented to verify the feasibility of our proposed method.     

A modification for the mask-filtering approach by superposing anisotropic derivatives in an image

We demonstrate a novel method to modify the mask-filtering approach by enlarging the gray-level difference of any two nearby pixels in an image. Derivatives are calculated in different directions respectively instead of isotropically. Some higher spatial frequencies are then selectively magnified. The final image has better sharpened fine characteristics than that enhanced by the conventional technique.     

Watermarks encrypted in the cascaded Fresnel digital hologram

A cascaded Fresnel digital hologram (CFDH) is proposed, together with its mathematical derivation. Its application to watermarking has been demonstrated by a simulation procedure, in which the watermark image to be hidden is encoded into the phase of the host image. The watermark image can be deciphered by the CFDH setup, the reconstructed image shows good quality and the error is almost closed to zeros. Compared with previous technique, this is a lensless architecture, which minimizes the hardware requirement.     

Development of a reader for the routine analysis of CR-39 fast neutron dosemeters: improvement of the dosimetric performance using automatic vision and motion tools

At the personal dosimetry service of the ENEA Radiation Protection Institute, a fast neutron dosemeter based on chemically etched CR-39 (Poly Allyl Diglycol Carbonate) is operating since more than 20 years. Since then the track counting has been performed with a system consisting of a microscope, a video camera and an image analyser. A new automatic analysis system has been developed, based on automatic motion and vision tools and the programming language Labview 6, from National Instruments. The system selects the correct number of reading fields on the basis of a preliminary scan of the dosemeter, therefore operating motion and vision procedures in order to perform the analysis. For each reading field the system collects the track area distribution to which a previously optimised algorithm is applied, in order to correct the energy dependence of the response. For each dosemeter, a record containing the barcode and all data necessary for assessing the personal dose equivalent is stored in a routine file. Taking advantage of automatic vision and motion, a CR-39 reader with innovative features in terms of reproducibility, velocity and accuracy is now available even for the routine purposes of dosimetric services.     

Frequency-domain lifetime imaging methods at unilever research

Fluorescence lifetime imaging methodology has been successfully implemented at Unilever Research in a frequency-domain manner. The experimental rig constructed comprises a wide-bandwidth electrooptic modulator operating on a CW argon-ion laser. The modulated excitation with a typical upper modulation frequency limit of 200 MHz falls on macroscopic samples and the resultant scattered light or fluorescence emission is then imaged onto a custom gain-modulatable image intensifier and slow-scan CCD camera combination. Phase adjustment of the image intensifier relative to the laser modulator is achieved by the RF function generator driving the intensifier. Both homodyne and heterodyne (500-Hz) strobing modes are employed to generate a double image stack (scattered light reference and fluorescence emission) comprising an image sequence as a function of instrumental phase difference. These image stacks are analyzed by Fourier least-squares methods to yield lifetime images by both phase delay and normalized demodulation. Correct operation of the apparatus is deduced from the direct imaging of a quencher-induced lifetime variation of BODIPY disulfonate over a range of concentrations. A typical industrially relevant sample, comprising an investigation of the lifetime aspects of human dental enamel autofluorescence at 50MHz modulation frequency, is given. This shows that there are real emission lifetime decreases of about 0.5 nsec in white-spot lesion areas compared to the surrounding sound enamel.     

一种改进的自适应模糊阈值图象分割方法

自适应模糊阈值图象分割方法的关键和困难在于隶属函数窗宽的自动调整和阈值搜索范围的确定.依靠图象灰度的统计特性初步确定阈值搜索范围，提出了一种改进方法，进而得到隶属函数的窗宽.实验表明这种方法避免了确定图象灰度直方图峰位置的困难，对较低亮度图象分割效果良好.     

Computer Simulation of a 3-D Sensing System with Structured Illumination

A computer simulation system of three-dimensional sensing with structured illumination is presented. It includes the generation of deformed fringe patterns from 3-D shapes and the reconstruction of 3-D shapes, conversely. Some experimental results of the deformed fringe pattern and the reconstructed object shapes are presented. We have also discussed the effect of some major system parameters on the measurement results and considered how to correct these parameters according to the measurement result of the standard plane. Using this simulation system, the major system parameters: environmental conditions, measurement accuracy and algorithm evaluation of the 3-D shape measurement system based on PMP, FTP, SPM, etc., can be researched. © 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.     

Data acquisition in the EUDET project

The goal of the EUDET project is the development and construction of infrastructure to permit detector R&D for the international linear collider (ILC) with larger scale prototypes. It encompasses major detector components: the vertex detector, the tracker and the calorimeters. We describe here the status and plans of the project with emphasis on issues related to data acquisition for future test beam experiments.      

The multiple-parameter discrete fractional Hadamard transform

Discrete fractional Hadamard transform (DFrHaT) is a generalization of the Hadamard transform, which has been widely used in signal processing. In this paper, we present the multiple-parameter discrete fractional Hadamard transform (MPDFrHaT), which has multiple order parameters instead of only one in DFrHaT. The proposed MPDFrHaT is shown to possess all of the desired properties of DFrHaT. In fact, it will reduce to DFrHaT when all of its order parameters are the same. We also propose a novel encryption technique, double random amplitude (DRA) encoding scheme, by cascading twofold random amplitude filtering. As a primary application, we exploit the multiple-parameter feature of MPDFrHaT and double random amplitude encoding scheme for digital image encryption in the MPDFrHaT domain. Results show that this method can enhance data security.