Snapshot compressive imaging aims to capture high resolution images using low resolution detectors. The challenge is the generation of simultaneous optical projections that fulfill the compressed sensing reconstruction requirements. We propose the use of controlled aberrations through wavefront coding to produce point spread functions that can simultaneously code and multiplex the scene in a variety of ways. Apart from light efficiency, we can analytically characterize the system matrix response. We explore combinations of Zernike modes and analyze the corresponding coherence parameter. Simulation results using natively sparse and natural scenes demonstrate the feasibility of using controlled aberrations for compressive imaging.

Date Published: 1 May 2017
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 10222, Computational Imaging II, 102220H (1 May 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2265186

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10222:
Computational Imaging II
Abhijit Mahalanobis; Amit Ashok; Lei Tian; Jonathan C. Petruccelli; Kenneth S. Kubala, Editor(s)