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Single-pixel 3D imaging with time-based depth resolution

Optics 2016-07-13 v1

Abstract

Time-of-flight three dimensional imaging is an important tool for many applications, such as object recognition and remote sensing. Unlike conventional imaging approach using pixelated detector array, single-pixel imaging based on projected patterns, such as Hadamard patterns, utilises an alternative strategy to acquire information with sampling basis. Here we show a modified single-pixel camera using a pulsed illumination source and a high-speed photodiode, capable of reconstructing 128x128 pixel resolution 3D scenes to an accuracy of ~3 mm at a range of ~5 m. Furthermore, we demonstrate continuous real-time 3D video with a frame-rate up to 12 Hz. The simplicity of the system hardware could enable low-cost 3D imaging devices for precision ranging at wavelengths beyond the visible spectrum.

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@article{arxiv.1603.00726,
  title  = {Single-pixel 3D imaging with time-based depth resolution},
  author = {Ming-Jie Sun and Matthew. P. Edgar and Graham M. Gibson and Baoqing Sun and Neal Radwell and Robert Lamb and Miles J. Padgett},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.00726},
  year   = {2016}
}

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10 pages, 6 figures

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