Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 18, 1811010(2021)

Research Progress on Photon Counting Imaging Algorithms

Songmao Chen1,2,3,4, Wei Hao1,2,3,4、*, Xiuqin Su1,2,3,4, Zhenyang Zhang1,2,3,4,5, and Weihao Xu1,2,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Space Precision Measurement Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119 China
  • 2Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119 China
  • 3Joint Laboratory for Ocean Observation and Detection(Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics), Qingdao, Shandong 266200, China
  • 4Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, Shandong 266200, China
  • 5University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Principle of the photon counting imaging system
    Schematic diagram of echo and reconstruction results under different conditions. (a) Schematic diagram of single-pixel echo; (b) reconstruction result
    Principles of super-resolution imaging and NLOS imaging. (a) Low-resolution image; (b) super-resolution result; (c) principle of the NLOS imaging
    Schematic diagram of the OPN3DR algorithm[28]
    Reconstruction results of different algorithms under different dwelling times[28]
    Principle of the non-local neural network reconstruction algorithm[36]
    Reconstruction results of different algorithms on long-distance targets[36]
    Target classification results based on multispectral photon counting imaging[40]
    Three-dimensional reconstruction results of multispectral photon counting under different conditions. (a) Reference image; (b)--(d) SBR is 1, PPP is 10; (e)--(g) SBR is 0.1, PPP is 10[46]
    Restoration results of nylon net and the hiding target[7]
    Reconstruction results of long-distance targets for multi-peak signals by different algorithms[52]
    Super-resolution results of target located at 8.2 km[54]
    NLOS imaging results of different algorithms. (a) Physical map; (b) echo-time distribution diagram; (c) FBP algorithm; (d) LCT algorithm; (e) f-k algorithm[64]
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      Multiple returns
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Jul. 4, 2021

    Accepted: Aug. 16, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 3, 2021

    The Author Email: Hao Wei (hwei@opt.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.1811010

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