Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 14, 1400001(2023)

Research Progresses on Non-Line-of-Sight Imaging Technology

Zhenyu Zhang, Yan Shi*, Shengxin Dai, Chunlian Zhan, Tianqi Zhao, and Shangzhong Jin
Author Affiliations
  • College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
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    Transient imaging optical path[12]
    Non-line-of-sight imaging using phasor-field virtual light wave[31]. (a) Reconstruction under strong ambient illumination; (b) reconstruction under large depth range
    Ultrafast light field tomography for non-line-of-sight imaging[32]. (a) Illustration of cylindrical lens array imaging; (b) two steps of cylindrical small lens imaging; (c) typical system setup of an LIFT camera; (d) reconstruction results for moving objects at 30-Hz rate
    Principle of speckle pattern imaging[38]
    Single-shot non-line-of-sight imaging based on speckle correlations[38]. (a) System schematic; (b) camera image; (c) reconstructed image; (d) original object
    Non-line-of-sight imaging for speckle patterns based on deep-inverse correlography[45]. (a) Experimental setup; (b) reconstructed results under different exposure time
    Non-line-of-sight imaging using synthetic wavelength holography[48]. (a) Synthetic wavelength holography principle; (b) system principle; (c)-(g) sampling phase of the synthetic wavelength holography; (h)-(l) reconstruction results
    Non-line-of-sight imaging based on spatial coherence[49]. (a) System principle; (b) experimental setup of DuPSal
    Multi-modal non-line-of-sight imaging[50]. (a) System principle; (b) intensity measurement; (c) reconstruction only using intensity; (d) scattered coherence measurement; (e) fusion reconstruction
    Non-line-of-sight imaging based on digital camera[57]. (a) Picture taken by camera; (b) estimation of the position of the obstruction; (c) reconstruction result
    Non-line-of-sight imaging based on compressive sensing[58]. (a) System setup; (b) reconstruction results, the first row uses random pattern, the second row uses Hadamard pattern
    Steady non-line-of-sight imaging[61]. (a) Experimental setup; (b) object images, captured images, and reconstruction results
    Non-line-of-sight imaging based on thermal camera[62]. (a) Experimental setup; (b) reconstruction result
    • Table 1. NLOS imaging systems

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      Table 1. NLOS imaging systems

      ReferenceIlluminationSensorInformationTask
      318Pulsed laserStreak cameraTime of fight3D reconstruction
      5-651Pulsed laserSPADTime of fightDetection/Tracking/Identification
      816-1827-2863-64Pulsed laserSPADTime of fight3D reconstruction
      23Pulsed laserInterferometerCoherence3D reconstruction
      3539Continuous laserConventional cameraIntensityDetection/Tracking/Identification
      42Ambient lightInterferometer + Conventional cameraSpatial coherence + Intensity2D reconstruction
      4549Ambient lightConventional cameraIntensity with partial occlude2D reconstruction
      46Ambient lightConventional cameraIntensity of moving object2D reconstruction
      46Ambient lightConventional cameraIntensityDetection/Tracking/Identification
      48Incoherent light sourceConventional cameraIntensity2D reconstruction
      54Continuous laserConventional cameraIntensity3D reconstruction
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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Nov. 22, 2022

    Accepted: Jan. 10, 2023

    Published Online: May. 23, 2023

    The Author Email: Shi Yan (shiyan@cjlu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP223128

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