Structured illumination microscopy(SIM)is one of the most widely applied wide field super resolution imaging techniques with high temporal resolution and low phototoxicity.The spatial resolution of SIM is typically li...Structured illumination microscopy(SIM)is one of the most widely applied wide field super resolution imaging techniques with high temporal resolution and low phototoxicity.The spatial resolution of SIM is typically limited to two times of the diffraction limit and the depth of field is small.In this work,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a low cost,easy to implement,novel technique called speckle structured illumination endoscopy(SSIE)to enhance the resolution of a wide field endoscope with large depth of field.Here,speckle patterns are used to excite objects on the sample which is then followed by a blind-SIM algorithm for super resolution image reconstruction.Our approach is insensitive to the 3D morphology of the specimen,or the deformation of illuminations used.It greatly simplifies the experimental setup as there are no calibration protocols and no stringent control of illumination patterns nor focusing optics.We demonstrate that the SSIE can enhance the resolution 2–4.5 times that of a standard white light endoscopic(WLE)system.The SSIE presents a unique route to super resolution in endoscopic imaging at wide field of view and depth of field,which might be beneficial to the practice of clinical endoscopy.展开更多
Three-dimensional(3D)lidar has been widely used in various fields.The MEMS scanning system is one of its most important components,while the limitation of scanning angle is the main obstacle to improve the demerit for...Three-dimensional(3D)lidar has been widely used in various fields.The MEMS scanning system is one of its most important components,while the limitation of scanning angle is the main obstacle to improve the demerit for its application in various fields.In this paper,a folded large field of view scanning optical system is proposed.The structure and parameters of the system are determined by theoretical derivation of ray tracing.The optical design software Zemax is used to design the system.After optimization,the final structure performs well in collimation and beam expansion.The results show that the scan angle can be expanded from±5°to±26.5°,and finally the parallel light scanning is realized.The spot diagram at a distance of 100 mm from the exit surface shows that the maximum radius of the spot is 0.506 mm with a uniformly distributed spot.The maximum radius of the spot at 100 m is 19 cm,and the diffusion angle is less than 2 mrad.The energy concentration in the spot range is greater than 90%with a high system energy concentration,and the parallelism is good.This design overcomes the shortcoming of the small mechanical scanning angle of the MEMS lidar,and has good performance in collimation and beam expansion.It provides a design method for large-scale application of MEMS lidar.展开更多
Image quality in positron emission tomography(PET)is affected by random and scattered coincidences and reconstruction protocols.In this study,we investigated the effects of scattered and random coincidences from outsi...Image quality in positron emission tomography(PET)is affected by random and scattered coincidences and reconstruction protocols.In this study,we investigated the effects of scattered and random coincidences from outside the field of view(FOV)on PET image quality for different reconstruction protocols.Imaging was performed on the Discovery 690 PET/CT scanner,using experimental configurations including the NEMA phantom(a body phantom,with six spheres of different sizes)with a signal background ratio of 4:1.The NEMA phantom(phantom I)was scanned separately in a one-bed position.To simulate the effect of random and scatter coincidences from outside the FOV,six cylindrical phantoms with various diameters were added to the NEMA phantom(phantom II).The 18 emission datasets with mean intervals of 15 min were acquired(3 min/scan).The emission data were reconstructed using different techniques.The image quality parameters were evaluated by both phantoms.Variations in the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)in a 28-mm(10-mm)sphere of phantom II were 37.9%(86.5%)for ordered-subset expectation maximization(OSEM-only),36.8%(81.5%)for point spread function(PSF),32.7%(80.7%)for time of flight(TOF),and 31.5%(77.8%)for OSEM+PSF+TOF,respectively,indicating that OSEM+PSF+TOF reconstruction had the lowest noise levels and lowest coefficient of variation(COV)values.Random and scatter coincidences from outside the FOV induced lower SNR,lower contrast,and higher COV values,indicating image deterioration and significantly impacting smaller sphere sizes.Amongst reconstruction protocols,OSEM+PSF+TOF and OSEM+PSF showed higher contrast values for sphere sizes of 22,28,and 37 mm and higher contrast recovery coefficient values for smaller sphere sizes of 10 and 13 mm.展开更多
This paper presents a method for structured scene modeling using micro stereo vision system with large field of view. The proposed algorithm includes edge detection with Canny detector, line fitting with principle axi...This paper presents a method for structured scene modeling using micro stereo vision system with large field of view. The proposed algorithm includes edge detection with Canny detector, line fitting with principle axis based approach, finding corresponding lines using feature based matching method, and 3D line depth computation.展开更多
Rotational computed laminography(CL)has broad application potential in three-dimensional imaging of plate-like objects because it only requires X-rays to pass through the tested object in the thickness direction durin...Rotational computed laminography(CL)has broad application potential in three-dimensional imaging of plate-like objects because it only requires X-rays to pass through the tested object in the thickness direction during the imaging process.In this study,a rectangular cross-section field-of-view rotational CL(RC-CL)is proposed for circuit board imaging.Compared to other rotational CL systems,the field of view is the largest and most suitable for rectangular circuit boards.Meanwhile,as the imaging geometry of RC-CL is significantly different from that of cone-beam CT,the Feldkamp-Davis-Kress(FDK)reconstruction algorithm cannot be used directly.However,transferring the projection data to fit into the CBCT geometry using two-dimensional interpolation introduces interpolation errors.Therefore,an FDK-type analytical reconstruction algorithm applicable to RC-CL was developed.The effectiveness of the method was validated through numerical experiments,and the influence of the tilt angle on the reconstruction results was analyzed.Finally,the RC-CL technique was applied to real defect detection research on circuit boards.展开更多
X-ray computed laminography(CL)is used in the fields of industrial inspection and medical imaging.It can provide the internal structure three-dimensional(3D)information of a region of the objects nondestructively.It i...X-ray computed laminography(CL)is used in the fields of industrial inspection and medical imaging.It can provide the internal structure three-dimensional(3D)information of a region of the objects nondestructively.It is important to the clinical diagnosis and the quality control of flat objects like printed circuit boards,aircraft wings and satellite solar panels.With the restriction that the imaging region must be within the X-ray beam formed by the X-ray source and the detector,the imaging field of view of CL is limited by the size of detector.A new CL method with an asymmetric rotational cone-beam scanning geometry,called large field of view CL,is presented to overcome the existing disadvantage.It can extend the imaging region when the imaging spatial resolution keeps the same as that of the conventional CL.It can also improve the imaging spatial resolution when the imaging region keeps the same as that of the conventional CL.The asymmetric configuration can be achieved by offsetting the detector from the conventional symmetric configuration.It does not,however,require new detectors and X-ray source nor alter the scanning mechanical system.The filtered back-projection(FBP)reconstruction algorithm and the data truncation smoothing functions have been deduced to reconstruct the images directly from the data acquired with this asymmetric configuration.We performed numerical studies and experiments to demonstrate and validate the proposed approach.Results in these studies and experiments confirm that the proposed method can enlarge the imaging region and improve the spatial resolution.The proposed approach may find applications in the CL system with the rotational scanning geometry.展开更多
Photoacoustic （PA） microscopy comes with high potential for human skin imaging, since it allows noninvasively high-resolution imaging of the natural hemoglobin at depths of several millimeters. Here, we developed a ...Photoacoustic （PA） microscopy comes with high potential for human skin imaging, since it allows noninvasively high-resolution imaging of the natural hemoglobin at depths of several millimeters. Here, we developed a PA microscopy to achieve high-resolution, high-contrast, and large field of view imaging of skin. A three-dimensional （3D） depth-coding technology was used to encode the depth information in PA images, which is very intuitive for identifying the depth of blood vessels in a two-dimensional image, and the vascular structure can be analyzed at different depths. Imaging results demonstrate that the 3D depth-coded PA microscopy should be translated from the bench to the bedside.展开更多
An airborne pushbroom hyperspectrai imager （APHI） with wide field （42° field of view） is presented. It is composed of two 22° field of view （FOV） imagers and can provide 1304 pixels in spatial dimensio...An airborne pushbroom hyperspectrai imager （APHI） with wide field （42° field of view） is presented. It is composed of two 22° field of view （FOV） imagers and can provide 1304 pixels in spatial dimension, 124 bands in spectral dimension in one frame. APHI has a bandwidth ranging from 400 to 900 nm. The spectral resolution is 5 nm and the spatial resolution is 0.6 m at 1000-m height. The implementation of this system is helpful to overcome the restriction of FOV in pushbroom hyperspectral imaging in a more feasible way. The electronic and optical designs axe also introduced in detail.展开更多
The high-altitude detection of astronomical radiation(HADAR)experiment is a new Cherenkov observation technique with a wide field of view(FoV),aimed at observing the prompt emissions ofγ-ray bursts(GRBs).The bottlene...The high-altitude detection of astronomical radiation(HADAR)experiment is a new Cherenkov observation technique with a wide field of view(FoV),aimed at observing the prompt emissions ofγ-ray bursts(GRBs).The bottleneck for this type of experiment can be found in determining how to reject the high rate of nightsky background(NSB)noise from random stars.In this work,we propose a novel method for rejecting noise,which considers the spatial properties of GRBs and the temporal characteristics of Cherenkov radiation.In space coordinates,the map between the celestial sphere and the fired photomultiplier tubes(PMTs)on the telescope's camera can be expressed as f(δ(i,j))=δ'(i',j'),which means that a limited number of PMTs is selected from one direction.On the temporal scale,a 20-ns time window was selected based on the knowledge of Cherenkov radiation.This allowed integration of the NSB for a short time interval.Consequently,the angular resolution and effective area at 100 GeV in the HADAR experiment were obtained as 0.2°and 10^(4)m^(2),respectively.This method can be applied to all wide-FoV experiments.展开更多
The Large Field of View Airborne Infrared Scanner is a newly developed multi-spectral instrument that collects images from the near-infrared to long-wave infrared channels.Its data can be used for land surface tempera...The Large Field of View Airborne Infrared Scanner is a newly developed multi-spectral instrument that collects images from the near-infrared to long-wave infrared channels.Its data can be used for land surface temperature(LST)retrieval and environmental monitoring.Before data application,quality assessment is an essential procedure for a new instrument.In this paper,based on the data collected by the scanner near the Yellow River in Henan Province,the geometric and radiometric qualities of the images are first evaluated.The absolute geolocation accuracy of the ten bands of the scanner is approximately 5.1 m.The ground sampling distance is found to be varied with the whisk angles of the scanner and the spatial resolution of the images.The band-to-band registration accuracy between band one and the other nine bands is approximately 0.25 m.The length and angle deformations of the ten bands are approximately 0.67%and 0.3°,respectively.The signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)and relative radiometric calibration accuracy of bands 4,9,and 10 are relatively better than those of the other bands.Secondly,the radiative transfer equation(RTE)method is used to retrieve the LST from the data of the scanner.Measurements of in situ samples are collected to evaluate the retrieved LST.Neglecting the samples with unreasonable retrieved LST,the bias and RMSE between in situ LST measured by CE312 radiometer and retrieved LST are−0.22 K and 0.94 K,and the bias and RMSE are 0.27 K and 1.59 K for the InfReC R500-D thermal imager,respectively.Overall,the images of the Large Field of View Airborne Infrared Scanner yield a relatively satisfactory accuracy for both LST retrieval and geometric and radiometric qualities.展开更多
The laser beam divergence angle is one of the important parameters to evaluate the quality of the laser beam.It can not only accurately indicate the nature of the beam divergence when the laser beam is transmitted ove...The laser beam divergence angle is one of the important parameters to evaluate the quality of the laser beam.It can not only accurately indicate the nature of the beam divergence when the laser beam is transmitted over a long distance,but also objectively evaluate the performance of the laser system.At present,lidar has received a lot of attention as a core component of environment awareness technology.Micro-electromechanical system(MEMS)micromirror has become the first choice for three-dimensional imaging lidar because of its small size and fast scanning speed.However,due to the small size of the MEMS micromirror,the lidar scanning system has a small field of view(FOV).In order to achieve a wide range of scanning imaging,collimating optical system and wide-angle optical system are generally added to the system.However,due to the inherent properties of the optical lens,it is impossible to perfect the imaging,so the effects of collimating and expanding the beam will be different at different angles.This article aims to propose a measurement system that dynamically measures the divergence angles of MEMS scanning lidar beams in different fields of view to objectively evaluate the performances of scanning lidar systems.展开更多
The methods of estimating the minimum allowed value of IFOV (instantaneous field of view) of the detector in a rosette scan system are investigated. The common method for the estimation of IFOV is described. A new met...The methods of estimating the minimum allowed value of IFOV (instantaneous field of view) of the detector in a rosette scan system are investigated. The common method for the estimation of IFOV is described. A new method which uses the maximum distance between two neighboring petals as the estimated value of IFOV is developed and a comparison between the common method and the new method is given. It is concluded that the minimum allowed value of IFOV of rosette scanning is over estimated by the common method while this value can be calculated accurately with the new method.展开更多
A winter optical experiment by an artificial lamp was conducted in the Amundsen Bay of Arctic Ocean from November of 2007 to January of 2008. The radiation field emitted from an artificial lamp was measured and is int...A winter optical experiment by an artificial lamp was conducted in the Amundsen Bay of Arctic Ocean from November of 2007 to January of 2008. The radiation field emitted from an artificial lamp was measured and is introduced in this paper, and the optimized experiment project is discussed. It is demonstrated that the minimum size allowed of the lamp is determined by both the field of view （ FOV ） of optical instrument and the measuring distance from the lamp. Some problems that might influence on the experiment result often occur for a simple fluorescent lamp, such as instability, spatial nonuniformity, light divergence, effect of lamp temperature, etc. By the analysis of the light radiation, three kind of measures are proposed to control the quality of the experiment, i.e. keeping consistency of lamp size with FOV of instrument, calibrating in situ downwind, and conducting measurement in effective range. Among them, the downwind calibration is the key step to overcome most problems arose by the lamp. The experiment indicated that the reliable results can be obtained only when the optical measurement is coordinated with the radiation field of artificial lamp. The measured radiation property of the lamp was used to advise the field experiment to minimize measuring error. As the experiment by artificial lamp was the first attempt in the Arctic Ocean, the experience given by this paper is a valuable reference to the correlative studies.展开更多
This paper gives an overview of studies on parameters displayed on the Automotive Head Up Display （A-HUD） including calculation and construction of symbology page based on study results. A study has been made on vit...This paper gives an overview of studies on parameters displayed on the Automotive Head Up Display （A-HUD） including calculation and construction of symbology page based on study results. A study has been made on vital parameters required for car drivers and design calculations have been made based on design parameters like field of view, distance from the design eye position, minimum character size viewable from a distance of 1.5m between driver and the projected image, and optical magnification factor. lhe display format suitable for A-HUD applications depends upon the parameters required to be displayed. The aspect ratio chosen is 4：3. This paper also provides method to design the symbology page embedding six vital parameters with their relative positioning and size considering relative position between display device and optical elements which has been considered with a magnification factor of 2.5. The field of view obtained is 6.7° × 4.8°.展开更多
This review considers the modern industrial applications of augmented reality headsets.It draws upon a synthesis of information from open sources and press releases of companies,as well as the first-hand experiences o...This review considers the modern industrial applications of augmented reality headsets.It draws upon a synthesis of information from open sources and press releases of companies,as well as the first-hand experiences of industry representatives.Furthermore,the research incorporates insights from both profile events and in-depth discussions with skilled professionals.A specific focus is placed on the ergonomic characteristics of headsets:image quality,user-friendliness,etc.To provide an objective evaluation of the various headsets,a metric has been proposed which is dependent on the specific application case.This enables a comprehensive comparison of the various devices in terms of their quantitative characteristics,which is of particular importance for the formation of a rapidly developing industry.展开更多
Wide field-of-view(FOV)optics are essential components in many optical systems,with applications spanning imaging,display,sensing,and beam steering.Conventional refractive wide FOV optics often involve multiple stacke...Wide field-of-view(FOV)optics are essential components in many optical systems,with applications spanning imaging,display,sensing,and beam steering.Conventional refractive wide FOV optics often involve multiple stacked lenses,resulting in large size and weight as well as high cost.Metasurface lenses or metalenses promise a viable solution to realizing wide FOV optics without complex lens assembly.We review the various architectures of wide FOV metalenses,elucidate their fundamental operating principles and design trade-offs,and quantitatively evaluate and contrast their imaging performances.Emerging applications enabled by wide FOV metasurface optics are also discussed.展开更多
The emergence of metalenses has impacted a wide variety of applications such as beam steering,imaging,depth sensing,and display projection.Optical distortion,an important metric among many optical design specification...The emergence of metalenses has impacted a wide variety of applications such as beam steering,imaging,depth sensing,and display projection.Optical distortion,an important metric among many optical design specifications,has however rarely been discussed in the context of meta-optics.Here,we present a generic approach for on-demand distortion engineering using compound metalenses.We show that the extra degrees of freedom afforded by a doublet metasurface architecture allow custom-tailored angle-dependent image height relations and hence distortion control while minimizing other monochromatic aberrations.Using this platform,we experimentally demonstrate a compound fisheye metalens with diffraction-limited performance across a wide field of view of 140°and a low barrel distortion of less than 2%,compared with up to 22%distortion in a reference metalens without compensation.The design strategy and compound metalens architecture presented herein are expected to broadly impact metasurface applications in consumer electronics,automotive and robotic sensing,medical imaging,and machine vision systems.展开更多
Concerning the capture problem against arbitrary maneuvering targets,whose overload is high maneuvering but upper bounded and velocity has advantages,this paper elucidates a three-dimensional multi-constraint analytic...Concerning the capture problem against arbitrary maneuvering targets,whose overload is high maneuvering but upper bounded and velocity has advantages,this paper elucidates a three-dimensional multi-constraint analytical capture zone,exhibiting prominent guiding significance to the initial states of the terminal guidance.Unlike most existing capture zone studies,which are represented by initial relative velocity,the proposed capture zone investigates the initial velocity heading angle and side-window angle.First,the asymptotic fast convergence anti-interference guidance law is presented via motion camouflage theory,and it meets the Field of View(FOV)constraint by theoretical analysis.On this basis,the capture zone is derived with overload limits based on the Lyapunov-based function.Then,it is converted to the form defined by the velocity heading and side-window angles,considering the FOV constraint.Finally,the sensitivity of the capture zone to the designed guidance algorithm’s different influencing factors and the gain boundary are deduced and analyzed to provide a theoretical basis for augmenting the analytical capture zone during a practical engagement.The findings reveal the capture zone correlation mechanism of terminal guidance law and give academic support to the subsequent acquisition of arbitrary maneuvering targets,which has potential application value.展开更多
The Underwater Communication Link(UCL)is a crucial component of Underwater Wireless Optical Communication(UWOC)systems,requiring optimised design to mitigate the high power attenuation inherent in seawater.To ensure t...The Underwater Communication Link(UCL)is a crucial component of Underwater Wireless Optical Communication(UWOC)systems,requiring optimised design to mitigate the high power attenuation inherent in seawater.To ensure the reliability of an optimal UCL design,it is essential to account for the three primary scattering regimes:forward scattering(FSC),backward scattering(BSC),and isotropic scattering(ISC)in seawater channels.This study introduces a new photon-tracking model based on a discrete equation,facilitating Monte Carlo Simulation(MCS)to evaluate how different scattering regimes influence received photon distribution.Three distinct Scattering Regime Contribution Weight(SRCW)probability sets were employed,each representing different UCL operational configurations dominated by specific scattering regimes.The proposed modeling approach enables a comprehensive assessment of the temporal characteristics of received optical pulses,channel loss,and time spread-ultimately defining the optimal UCL design parameters.The key findings of this study include:(1)Enhancing the FSC regime dominance leads to a quasi-light waveguide effect over link spans and small Fields of View(FOV)<25°,significantly improving channel performance in Harbor seawater compared to Coastal seawater.(2)A well-designed UCL with a small FOV(<25°)can minimise channel loss and time spread,ensuring high capacity and efficient performance in both Coastal and Harbor seawaters.(3)When BSC and ISC contributions exceed FSC dominance,the received optical pulse undergoes significant temporal broadening,particularly for larger FOV angles(>25°)and extended link spans.(4)The developed novel MCS-based discrete equation provides a simple yet robust model for simulating photon propagation in both homogeneous and inhomogeneous underwater channels.These insights contribute to developing more efficient and reliable UCL designs with military standards by enhancing UWOC system performance over a longer linkspan for a given limited optical power across various underwater environments.展开更多
In vivo imaging of large-scale neuronal activity plays a pivotal role in unraveling the function of the brain’s circuitry.Multiphoton microscopy,a powerful tool for deep-tissue imaging,has received sustained interest...In vivo imaging of large-scale neuronal activity plays a pivotal role in unraveling the function of the brain’s circuitry.Multiphoton microscopy,a powerful tool for deep-tissue imaging,has received sustained interest in advancing its speed,field of view and imaging depth.However,to avoid thermal damage in scattering biological tissue,field of view decreases exponentially as imaging depth increases.We present a suite of innovations to optimize three-photon microscopy for large field-of-view imaging at depths unreachable by two-photon microscopy.These techniques enable us to image neuronal activities of transgenic animals expressing protein calcium sensors in a~3.5-mm diameter field-of-view with single-cell resolution in the deepest cortical layer of mouse brains.We further demonstrate simultaneous large field-of-view two-photon and three-photon imaging,subcortical imaging in the mouse brain,and whole-brain imaging in adult zebrafish.The demonstrated techniques can be integrated into typical multiphoton microscopes to enlarge field of view for system-level neural circuit research.展开更多
基金partially supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Grant No.5722
文摘Structured illumination microscopy(SIM)is one of the most widely applied wide field super resolution imaging techniques with high temporal resolution and low phototoxicity.The spatial resolution of SIM is typically limited to two times of the diffraction limit and the depth of field is small.In this work,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a low cost,easy to implement,novel technique called speckle structured illumination endoscopy(SSIE)to enhance the resolution of a wide field endoscope with large depth of field.Here,speckle patterns are used to excite objects on the sample which is then followed by a blind-SIM algorithm for super resolution image reconstruction.Our approach is insensitive to the 3D morphology of the specimen,or the deformation of illuminations used.It greatly simplifies the experimental setup as there are no calibration protocols and no stringent control of illumination patterns nor focusing optics.We demonstrate that the SSIE can enhance the resolution 2–4.5 times that of a standard white light endoscopic(WLE)system.The SSIE presents a unique route to super resolution in endoscopic imaging at wide field of view and depth of field,which might be beneficial to the practice of clinical endoscopy.
基金the Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program(Grant No.JCYJ2020109150808037)the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Projects of China(Grant No.62027823)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61775048)。
文摘Three-dimensional(3D)lidar has been widely used in various fields.The MEMS scanning system is one of its most important components,while the limitation of scanning angle is the main obstacle to improve the demerit for its application in various fields.In this paper,a folded large field of view scanning optical system is proposed.The structure and parameters of the system are determined by theoretical derivation of ray tracing.The optical design software Zemax is used to design the system.After optimization,the final structure performs well in collimation and beam expansion.The results show that the scan angle can be expanded from±5°to±26.5°,and finally the parallel light scanning is realized.The spot diagram at a distance of 100 mm from the exit surface shows that the maximum radius of the spot is 0.506 mm with a uniformly distributed spot.The maximum radius of the spot at 100 m is 19 cm,and the diffusion angle is less than 2 mrad.The energy concentration in the spot range is greater than 90%with a high system energy concentration,and the parallelism is good.This design overcomes the shortcoming of the small mechanical scanning angle of the MEMS lidar,and has good performance in collimation and beam expansion.It provides a design method for large-scale application of MEMS lidar.
基金supported by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences under Grant No.36291PET/CT and Cyclotron Center of Masih Daneshvari Hospital at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences。
文摘Image quality in positron emission tomography(PET)is affected by random and scattered coincidences and reconstruction protocols.In this study,we investigated the effects of scattered and random coincidences from outside the field of view(FOV)on PET image quality for different reconstruction protocols.Imaging was performed on the Discovery 690 PET/CT scanner,using experimental configurations including the NEMA phantom(a body phantom,with six spheres of different sizes)with a signal background ratio of 4:1.The NEMA phantom(phantom I)was scanned separately in a one-bed position.To simulate the effect of random and scatter coincidences from outside the FOV,six cylindrical phantoms with various diameters were added to the NEMA phantom(phantom II).The 18 emission datasets with mean intervals of 15 min were acquired(3 min/scan).The emission data were reconstructed using different techniques.The image quality parameters were evaluated by both phantoms.Variations in the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)in a 28-mm(10-mm)sphere of phantom II were 37.9%(86.5%)for ordered-subset expectation maximization(OSEM-only),36.8%(81.5%)for point spread function(PSF),32.7%(80.7%)for time of flight(TOF),and 31.5%(77.8%)for OSEM+PSF+TOF,respectively,indicating that OSEM+PSF+TOF reconstruction had the lowest noise levels and lowest coefficient of variation(COV)values.Random and scatter coincidences from outside the FOV induced lower SNR,lower contrast,and higher COV values,indicating image deterioration and significantly impacting smaller sphere sizes.Amongst reconstruction protocols,OSEM+PSF+TOF and OSEM+PSF showed higher contrast values for sphere sizes of 22,28,and 37 mm and higher contrast recovery coefficient values for smaller sphere sizes of 10 and 13 mm.
文摘This paper presents a method for structured scene modeling using micro stereo vision system with large field of view. The proposed algorithm includes edge detection with Canny detector, line fitting with principle axis based approach, finding corresponding lines using feature based matching method, and 3D line depth computation.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFF0607802)。
文摘Rotational computed laminography(CL)has broad application potential in three-dimensional imaging of plate-like objects because it only requires X-rays to pass through the tested object in the thickness direction during the imaging process.In this study,a rectangular cross-section field-of-view rotational CL(RC-CL)is proposed for circuit board imaging.Compared to other rotational CL systems,the field of view is the largest and most suitable for rectangular circuit boards.Meanwhile,as the imaging geometry of RC-CL is significantly different from that of cone-beam CT,the Feldkamp-Davis-Kress(FDK)reconstruction algorithm cannot be used directly.However,transferring the projection data to fit into the CBCT geometry using two-dimensional interpolation introduces interpolation errors.Therefore,an FDK-type analytical reconstruction algorithm applicable to RC-CL was developed.The effectiveness of the method was validated through numerical experiments,and the influence of the tilt angle on the reconstruction results was analyzed.Finally,the RC-CL technique was applied to real defect detection research on circuit boards.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50875013)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.4102036)+1 种基金the Aviation Science Foundation of China(Grant No.20070951013)Beijing NOVA Program(Grant No.2009A09)
文摘X-ray computed laminography(CL)is used in the fields of industrial inspection and medical imaging.It can provide the internal structure three-dimensional(3D)information of a region of the objects nondestructively.It is important to the clinical diagnosis and the quality control of flat objects like printed circuit boards,aircraft wings and satellite solar panels.With the restriction that the imaging region must be within the X-ray beam formed by the X-ray source and the detector,the imaging field of view of CL is limited by the size of detector.A new CL method with an asymmetric rotational cone-beam scanning geometry,called large field of view CL,is presented to overcome the existing disadvantage.It can extend the imaging region when the imaging spatial resolution keeps the same as that of the conventional CL.It can also improve the imaging spatial resolution when the imaging region keeps the same as that of the conventional CL.The asymmetric configuration can be achieved by offsetting the detector from the conventional symmetric configuration.It does not,however,require new detectors and X-ray source nor alter the scanning mechanical system.The filtered back-projection(FBP)reconstruction algorithm and the data truncation smoothing functions have been deduced to reconstruct the images directly from the data acquired with this asymmetric configuration.We performed numerical studies and experiments to demonstrate and validate the proposed approach.Results in these studies and experiments confirm that the proposed method can enlarge the imaging region and improve the spatial resolution.The proposed approach may find applications in the CL system with the rotational scanning geometry.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11774101,61627827,81630046,and 91539127)the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province,China(No.2015B020233016)+1 种基金the Distinguished Young Teacher Project in Higher Education of Guangdong,China(No.YQ2015049)the Science and Technology Youth Talent for Special Program of Guangdong,China(No.2015TQ01X882)
文摘Photoacoustic （PA） microscopy comes with high potential for human skin imaging, since it allows noninvasively high-resolution imaging of the natural hemoglobin at depths of several millimeters. Here, we developed a PA microscopy to achieve high-resolution, high-contrast, and large field of view imaging of skin. A three-dimensional （3D） depth-coding technology was used to encode the depth information in PA images, which is very intuitive for identifying the depth of blood vessels in a two-dimensional image, and the vascular structure can be analyzed at different depths. Imaging results demonstrate that the 3D depth-coded PA microscopy should be translated from the bench to the bedside.
基金This work was supported by the National "863" High Technology Project of China (No. 2001AA131019).
文摘An airborne pushbroom hyperspectrai imager （APHI） with wide field （42° field of view） is presented. It is composed of two 22° field of view （FOV） imagers and can provide 1304 pixels in spatial dimension, 124 bands in spectral dimension in one frame. APHI has a bandwidth ranging from 400 to 900 nm. The spectral resolution is 5 nm and the spatial resolution is 0.6 m at 1000-m height. The implementation of this system is helpful to overcome the restriction of FOV in pushbroom hyperspectral imaging in a more feasible way. The electronic and optical designs axe also introduced in detail.
基金supported by the Key R&D Program of Sichuan Province (Nos. 2019ZYZF0001 and 2020YFSY0016)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11873005,12047575, 11705103, 11635011, U1831208, U1632104, 11875264U2031110)
文摘The high-altitude detection of astronomical radiation(HADAR)experiment is a new Cherenkov observation technique with a wide field of view(FoV),aimed at observing the prompt emissions ofγ-ray bursts(GRBs).The bottleneck for this type of experiment can be found in determining how to reject the high rate of nightsky background(NSB)noise from random stars.In this work,we propose a novel method for rejecting noise,which considers the spatial properties of GRBs and the temporal characteristics of Cherenkov radiation.In space coordinates,the map between the celestial sphere and the fired photomultiplier tubes(PMTs)on the telescope's camera can be expressed as f(δ(i,j))=δ'(i',j'),which means that a limited number of PMTs is selected from one direction.On the temporal scale,a 20-ns time window was selected based on the knowledge of Cherenkov radiation.This allowed integration of the NSB for a short time interval.Consequently,the angular resolution and effective area at 100 GeV in the HADAR experiment were obtained as 0.2°and 10^(4)m^(2),respectively.This method can be applied to all wide-FoV experiments.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42171363,41804166,and 41971299)High-Resolution Earth Observation Major Special Aviation Observation System(No.30-H30C01-9004-19/21)+1 种基金the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(No.2021SHZDZX0100)the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology Project(No.19511132101).
文摘The Large Field of View Airborne Infrared Scanner is a newly developed multi-spectral instrument that collects images from the near-infrared to long-wave infrared channels.Its data can be used for land surface temperature(LST)retrieval and environmental monitoring.Before data application,quality assessment is an essential procedure for a new instrument.In this paper,based on the data collected by the scanner near the Yellow River in Henan Province,the geometric and radiometric qualities of the images are first evaluated.The absolute geolocation accuracy of the ten bands of the scanner is approximately 5.1 m.The ground sampling distance is found to be varied with the whisk angles of the scanner and the spatial resolution of the images.The band-to-band registration accuracy between band one and the other nine bands is approximately 0.25 m.The length and angle deformations of the ten bands are approximately 0.67%and 0.3°,respectively.The signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)and relative radiometric calibration accuracy of bands 4,9,and 10 are relatively better than those of the other bands.Secondly,the radiative transfer equation(RTE)method is used to retrieve the LST from the data of the scanner.Measurements of in situ samples are collected to evaluate the retrieved LST.Neglecting the samples with unreasonable retrieved LST,the bias and RMSE between in situ LST measured by CE312 radiometer and retrieved LST are−0.22 K and 0.94 K,and the bias and RMSE are 0.27 K and 1.59 K for the InfReC R500-D thermal imager,respectively.Overall,the images of the Large Field of View Airborne Infrared Scanner yield a relatively satisfactory accuracy for both LST retrieval and geometric and radiometric qualities.
基金Project supported by the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Projects of China(Grant No.62027823)the Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program(Grant No.JCYJ2020109150808037)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61775048)。
文摘The laser beam divergence angle is one of the important parameters to evaluate the quality of the laser beam.It can not only accurately indicate the nature of the beam divergence when the laser beam is transmitted over a long distance,but also objectively evaluate the performance of the laser system.At present,lidar has received a lot of attention as a core component of environment awareness technology.Micro-electromechanical system(MEMS)micromirror has become the first choice for three-dimensional imaging lidar because of its small size and fast scanning speed.However,due to the small size of the MEMS micromirror,the lidar scanning system has a small field of view(FOV).In order to achieve a wide range of scanning imaging,collimating optical system and wide-angle optical system are generally added to the system.However,due to the inherent properties of the optical lens,it is impossible to perfect the imaging,so the effects of collimating and expanding the beam will be different at different angles.This article aims to propose a measurement system that dynamically measures the divergence angles of MEMS scanning lidar beams in different fields of view to objectively evaluate the performances of scanning lidar systems.
文摘The methods of estimating the minimum allowed value of IFOV (instantaneous field of view) of the detector in a rosette scan system are investigated. The common method for the estimation of IFOV is described. A new method which uses the maximum distance between two neighboring petals as the estimated value of IFOV is developed and a comparison between the common method and the new method is given. It is concluded that the minimum allowed value of IFOV of rosette scanning is over estimated by the common method while this value can be calculated accurately with the new method.
基金supported by the Nature Science Foundation of China (No.40631006) and the International Polar Year Program of ChinaThe field experiment was supported by the Canadian International Polar Year(IPY) program,the CircumpolarFlaw Lead(CFL) System Study.
文摘A winter optical experiment by an artificial lamp was conducted in the Amundsen Bay of Arctic Ocean from November of 2007 to January of 2008. The radiation field emitted from an artificial lamp was measured and is introduced in this paper, and the optimized experiment project is discussed. It is demonstrated that the minimum size allowed of the lamp is determined by both the field of view （ FOV ） of optical instrument and the measuring distance from the lamp. Some problems that might influence on the experiment result often occur for a simple fluorescent lamp, such as instability, spatial nonuniformity, light divergence, effect of lamp temperature, etc. By the analysis of the light radiation, three kind of measures are proposed to control the quality of the experiment, i.e. keeping consistency of lamp size with FOV of instrument, calibrating in situ downwind, and conducting measurement in effective range. Among them, the downwind calibration is the key step to overcome most problems arose by the lamp. The experiment indicated that the reliable results can be obtained only when the optical measurement is coordinated with the radiation field of artificial lamp. The measured radiation property of the lamp was used to advise the field experiment to minimize measuring error. As the experiment by artificial lamp was the first attempt in the Arctic Ocean, the experience given by this paper is a valuable reference to the correlative studies.
文摘This paper gives an overview of studies on parameters displayed on the Automotive Head Up Display （A-HUD） including calculation and construction of symbology page based on study results. A study has been made on vital parameters required for car drivers and design calculations have been made based on design parameters like field of view, distance from the design eye position, minimum character size viewable from a distance of 1.5m between driver and the projected image, and optical magnification factor. lhe display format suitable for A-HUD applications depends upon the parameters required to be displayed. The aspect ratio chosen is 4：3. This paper also provides method to design the symbology page embedding six vital parameters with their relative positioning and size considering relative position between display device and optical elements which has been considered with a magnification factor of 2.5. The field of view obtained is 6.7° × 4.8°.
基金support of“Priority 2030”program at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.O.L.A.and M.V.S.acknowledge the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation grant(Agreement dated 06.03.2024 number 075-02-2024-1519)for the experimental research,carried out using the infrastructure of the Educational Design Center for Opto-and Microelectronics of the Bauman Moscow State Technical Universitysupport of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation(Passport No.2019-0903).
文摘This review considers the modern industrial applications of augmented reality headsets.It draws upon a synthesis of information from open sources and press releases of companies,as well as the first-hand experiences of industry representatives.Furthermore,the research incorporates insights from both profile events and in-depth discussions with skilled professionals.A specific focus is placed on the ergonomic characteristics of headsets:image quality,user-friendliness,etc.To provide an objective evaluation of the various headsets,a metric has been proposed which is dependent on the specific application case.This enables a comprehensive comparison of the various devices in terms of their quantitative characteristics,which is of particular importance for the formation of a rapidly developing industry.
基金Funding support was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,the Defense Sciences Office(DSO)Programs:EXTREME Optics and Imaging(EXTREME)under Agreement No.HR00111720029the Enhanced Night Vision in Eyeglass Form(ENVision)under Agreement No.HR001121S0013.
文摘Wide field-of-view(FOV)optics are essential components in many optical systems,with applications spanning imaging,display,sensing,and beam steering.Conventional refractive wide FOV optics often involve multiple stacked lenses,resulting in large size and weight as well as high cost.Metasurface lenses or metalenses promise a viable solution to realizing wide FOV optics without complex lens assembly.We review the various architectures of wide FOV metalenses,elucidate their fundamental operating principles and design trade-offs,and quantitatively evaluate and contrast their imaging performances.Emerging applications enabled by wide FOV metasurface optics are also discussed.
基金funding support provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Sciences Office Program: Enhanced Night Vision in Eyeglass Form (ENVision)
文摘The emergence of metalenses has impacted a wide variety of applications such as beam steering,imaging,depth sensing,and display projection.Optical distortion,an important metric among many optical design specifications,has however rarely been discussed in the context of meta-optics.Here,we present a generic approach for on-demand distortion engineering using compound metalenses.We show that the extra degrees of freedom afforded by a doublet metasurface architecture allow custom-tailored angle-dependent image height relations and hence distortion control while minimizing other monochromatic aberrations.Using this platform,we experimentally demonstrate a compound fisheye metalens with diffraction-limited performance across a wide field of view of 140°and a low barrel distortion of less than 2%,compared with up to 22%distortion in a reference metalens without compensation.The design strategy and compound metalens architecture presented herein are expected to broadly impact metasurface applications in consumer electronics,automotive and robotic sensing,medical imaging,and machine vision systems.
文摘Concerning the capture problem against arbitrary maneuvering targets,whose overload is high maneuvering but upper bounded and velocity has advantages,this paper elucidates a three-dimensional multi-constraint analytical capture zone,exhibiting prominent guiding significance to the initial states of the terminal guidance.Unlike most existing capture zone studies,which are represented by initial relative velocity,the proposed capture zone investigates the initial velocity heading angle and side-window angle.First,the asymptotic fast convergence anti-interference guidance law is presented via motion camouflage theory,and it meets the Field of View(FOV)constraint by theoretical analysis.On this basis,the capture zone is derived with overload limits based on the Lyapunov-based function.Then,it is converted to the form defined by the velocity heading and side-window angles,considering the FOV constraint.Finally,the sensitivity of the capture zone to the designed guidance algorithm’s different influencing factors and the gain boundary are deduced and analyzed to provide a theoretical basis for augmenting the analytical capture zone during a practical engagement.The findings reveal the capture zone correlation mechanism of terminal guidance law and give academic support to the subsequent acquisition of arbitrary maneuvering targets,which has potential application value.
基金The Deanship of Scientific Research(DSR)at King Abdulaziz University(KAU),Jeddah,Saudi Arabia,has funded this project under Grant No.(KEP-PhD:72-130-1443).
文摘The Underwater Communication Link(UCL)is a crucial component of Underwater Wireless Optical Communication(UWOC)systems,requiring optimised design to mitigate the high power attenuation inherent in seawater.To ensure the reliability of an optimal UCL design,it is essential to account for the three primary scattering regimes:forward scattering(FSC),backward scattering(BSC),and isotropic scattering(ISC)in seawater channels.This study introduces a new photon-tracking model based on a discrete equation,facilitating Monte Carlo Simulation(MCS)to evaluate how different scattering regimes influence received photon distribution.Three distinct Scattering Regime Contribution Weight(SRCW)probability sets were employed,each representing different UCL operational configurations dominated by specific scattering regimes.The proposed modeling approach enables a comprehensive assessment of the temporal characteristics of received optical pulses,channel loss,and time spread-ultimately defining the optimal UCL design parameters.The key findings of this study include:(1)Enhancing the FSC regime dominance leads to a quasi-light waveguide effect over link spans and small Fields of View(FOV)<25°,significantly improving channel performance in Harbor seawater compared to Coastal seawater.(2)A well-designed UCL with a small FOV(<25°)can minimise channel loss and time spread,ensuring high capacity and efficient performance in both Coastal and Harbor seawaters.(3)When BSC and ISC contributions exceed FSC dominance,the received optical pulse undergoes significant temporal broadening,particularly for larger FOV angles(>25°)and extended link spans.(4)The developed novel MCS-based discrete equation provides a simple yet robust model for simulating photon propagation in both homogeneous and inhomogeneous underwater channels.These insights contribute to developing more efficient and reliable UCL designs with military standards by enhancing UWOC system performance over a longer linkspan for a given limited optical power across various underwater environments.
基金National Science Foundation NeuroNex(Grant No.DBI-1707312 to C.X.).NIH/NINDS(Grant No.U01NS103516 to C.X.).Cornell Neurotech Mong Fellowship to A.M.
文摘In vivo imaging of large-scale neuronal activity plays a pivotal role in unraveling the function of the brain’s circuitry.Multiphoton microscopy,a powerful tool for deep-tissue imaging,has received sustained interest in advancing its speed,field of view and imaging depth.However,to avoid thermal damage in scattering biological tissue,field of view decreases exponentially as imaging depth increases.We present a suite of innovations to optimize three-photon microscopy for large field-of-view imaging at depths unreachable by two-photon microscopy.These techniques enable us to image neuronal activities of transgenic animals expressing protein calcium sensors in a~3.5-mm diameter field-of-view with single-cell resolution in the deepest cortical layer of mouse brains.We further demonstrate simultaneous large field-of-view two-photon and three-photon imaging,subcortical imaging in the mouse brain,and whole-brain imaging in adult zebrafish.The demonstrated techniques can be integrated into typical multiphoton microscopes to enlarge field of view for system-level neural circuit research.
