Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 2, 20220318(2023)

Review of Time-of-Flight imaging through scattering media technology

Xia Wang*, Yixin Zhang, Yuwei Zhao, and Weiqi Jin
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Imaging Technology and System of Ministry of Education, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Schematic diagram of PL-ToF imaging system
    Schematic diagram of CW-ToF imaging system
    Schematic diagram of ToF stable imaging process in a scattering scene
    The sent and received waveform of the light in PL-ToF imaging. (a) The waveform in a clear scene; (b) The waveform in a scattering scene
    The experimental setup and results of ToF imaging in fog using multiple time-gated exposures[37]
    The sent and received waveform of the light in CW-ToF imaging. (a) The waveform in a clear scene; (b) The waveform in a scattering scene
    The phasor representation (a) and experimental results (b) of the method proposed by Takeshi Muraji et al[42]
    CW-ToF polarization imaging system (a) and experimental results (b) in our method[45]
    The pipeline (a) and experimental results (b) of the method proposed by Lu H et al[46]
    The time slice of transient images taken by Heide et al[47]
    Schematic diagram of ToF transient imaging process in a scattering scene
    The experimental setup and results of the polarization transient image restoration proposed by Wu R H et al[52]
    The ToF camera is applied in the detection of a moving vehicle[14]
    The ToF camera is applied in the three-dimensional reconstruction of maize plants[58]
    The application of ToF cameras for three-dimensional reconstruction of corals underwater[61]
    • Table 1. Different methods comparation in ToF stable imaging

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      Table 1. Different methods comparation in ToF stable imaging

      CameraApproachPerformance
      PL-ToFMultiple time-gated exposures[37]The absolute mean error is 0.07 m at 2.9 m
      Bayesian reconstruction[39]The image deviation is 2.83% at 10 m
      CW-ToFMulti-frequencies phasor imaging[42]The image error is 0.23 m at 8.71 m
      Iterative optimization[43--44]The minimum value of mean absolute error is 1.8 cm
      Polarization phasor imaging[45]The minimum value of mean absolute error is 0.01 m at 1 m
    • Table 2. Different methods comparation in ToF transient imaging

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      Table 2. Different methods comparation in ToF transient imaging

      CameraApproach Performance
      CW-ToFSparse convolutional coding[51]The recovery error is 1-5 cm
      Polarized transient imaging[52-53]The recovery error is less than 0.5 m
      Single-scatter physical model[54]The peak signal to noise ratio is 34.4065
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical imaging

    Received: May. 9, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang Xia (angelniuniu@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220318

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