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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 10, B22(2025)

High-resolution dual-polarization single-pixel imaging through dynamic and complex scattering media using random-frequency-encoded time sequences

Zian Wang^1,2, Tianshun Zhang¹, Yin Xiao¹, Zhigang Liu^2,3, and Wen Chen^1、*

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¹Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China

²Key Laboratory of Education Ministry for Modern Design and Rotor-Bearing System, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

³e-mail: mezgliu@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

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Received: Jun. 3, 2025

Accepted: Jul. 23, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 22, 2025

The Author Email: Wen Chen (owen.chen@polyu.edu.hk)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.569507

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.569507

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