We propose and experimentally demonstrate a new reconstruction method of objects hidden in scattering medium. The object (chicken bone) hidden between two slabs of chicken breast is reconstructed from many speckled images formed by a microlens array (MLA). Each microlens from the array projects a small different speckled image of the hidden object onto a CCD camera. The entire noisy images from the array are digitally processed to yield the hidden object. Following this method, a different algorithm implemented on the same optical system has been developed. This modified algorithm, based on the point-source reference method improve the resolution of the previously method. Experimental results are presented that demonstrate our theory and possible applications of this technique are discussed.

Date Published: 22 October 2004
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 5557, Optical Information Systems II, (22 October 2004); doi: 10.1117/12.562680

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 5557:
Optical Information Systems II
Bahram Javidi; Demetri Psaltis, Editor(s)