Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 43, Issue 4, 541(2024)

Terahertz imaging super-resolution algorithm based on Hilbert spatial curve filling

Mo-Xuan YANG1,2,3,4, Yuan-Meng ZHAO1,2,3,4、*, Hao-Xin LIU1,2,3,4, Yi LIU1,2,3,4, You WU1,2,3,4, and Cun-Lin ZHANG1,2,3,4
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics,Ministry of Education,Beijing 100048,China
  • 2Beijing Key Laboratory for Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging,Beijing 100048,China
  • 3Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology,Beijing 100048,China
  • 4Department of Physics,Capital Normal University,Beijing 100048,China
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    The performance of radiation sources and detectors currently limits terahertz imaging technology, which still requires further improvement in terms of detail resolution, imaging speed, and noise suppression. This paper proposes a terahertz image super-resolution algorithm based on spatial curve filling. The ViT (Vision Transformer) structure backbone network is utilized to extract terahertz image features through an attention mechanism. A Hilbert spatial curve is constructed to reconstruct the image according to the feature map using the curve filling method. Lightweight one-dimensional convolution processing is used for reconstructing image features, while inverse transformation of reconstructed maps restores the image's spatial structure. Finally, pixel reorganization enables up sampling to obtain an output image with enhanced object contour and details. Experimental results show that compared with conventional ViT structures, this proposed method improves Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) by 0.81 dB and Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) by 0.007 4, which effectively inhibits the noise influence on texture and significantly improves the resolution and image quality.

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    Mo-Xuan YANG, Yuan-Meng ZHAO, Hao-Xin LIU, Yi LIU, You WU, Cun-Lin ZHANG. Terahertz imaging super-resolution algorithm based on Hilbert spatial curve filling[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2024, 43(4): 541

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 14, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 27, 2024

    The Author Email: Yuan-Meng ZHAO (zhao.yuanmeng@cnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2024.04.014

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