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This paper demonstrates a practical method that can correct spatial varying blur from a set of images of the same object. The algorithm jointly estimates the object and local point spread functions~(PSF). The method prioritizes sections…

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Stepped well-ordered semiconductor surfaces are important as nanotemplates for the fabrication of one-dimensional nanostructures which are candidates of intriguing electronic properties. Therefore a detailed understanding of the underlying…

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We introduce a novel framework for upsampled Point Spread Function (PSF) modeling using pixel-level Bayesian inference. Accurate PSF characterization is critical for precision measurements in many fields including: weak lensing, astrometry,…

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The usually reported pixel resolution of single pixel imaging (SPI) varies between $32 \times 32$ and $256 \times 256$ pixels falling far below imaging standards with classical methods. Low resolution results from the trade-off between the…

Optics · Physics 2022-06-22 Rafał Stojek , Anna Pastuszczak , Piotr Wróbel , Rafał Kotyński

We present an efficient machine learning framework for detection and classification of nanoparticles on surfaces that are detected in the far-field with Coherent Fourier Scatterometry (CFS). We study silicon wafers contaminated with…

Optics · Physics 2020-07-15 D. Kolenov , S. F. Pereira

Point-spread function of the probe forming optics ($PSF_{optics} $) is reported for the first time in an uncorrected (without multipole correctors) scanning electron microscope (SEM). In an SEM, the electron probe information is lost as the…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-07-02 Surya Kamal , Richard K. Hailstone

An image super-resolution method from multiple observation of low-resolution images is proposed. The method is based on sub-pixel accuracy block matching for estimating relative displacements of observed images, and sparse signal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2014-02-18 Toshiyuki Kato , Hideitsu Hino , Noboru Murata

Brain-inspired Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) exhibit significant potential for low-power computation, yet their application in visual tasks remains largely confined to image classification, object detection, and event-based tracking. In…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-21 Pengzhi Zhong , Xinzhe Wang , Dan Zeng , Qihua Zhou , Feixiang He , Shuiwang Li

We propose an encryption-decryption framework for validating diffraction intensity volumes reconstructed using single-particle imaging (SPI) with x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) when the ground truth volume is absent. This framework…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2020-08-03 Zhou Shen , Colin Zhi Wei Teo , Kartik Ayyer , N. Duane Loh

In order to relate nanoparticle properties to function, fast and detailed particle characterization, is needed. The ability to characterize nanoparticle samples using optical microscopy techniques has drastically improved over the past few…

Single Pixel Imaging is an emerging imaging technique that employs a bucket detector (photodiode) to sample a spatially modulated light field, rather than measuring the spatial distribution with an array of detectors. This approach provides…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-22 Dennis Scheidt

Efficient and accurate particle tracking is crucial for measuring Standard Model parameters and searching for new physics. This task consists of two major computational steps: track finding, the identification of a subset of all hits that…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-09-16 Ryan Miller , Alexander Shmakov , Kyuho Oh , Jiwon Lee , Pierre Baldi , Levi Condren , Makayla Vessella , Daniel Whiteson

The integration of photonic components into surface ion traps provides a scalable approach for trapped-ion quantum computing, sensing, and metrology, enabling compact systems with enhanced stability and precision. However, the introduction…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-01 Guochun Du , Elena Jordan , Tanja E. Mehlstäubler

Single-pixel imaging (SPI) is a novel optical imaging technique by replacing the pixelated sensor array in a conventional camera with a single-pixel detector. In previous works, SPI is usually used for capturing object images or performing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-13 Wei Huang , Jiaxiang Li , Shuming Jiao , Zibang Zhang

Single-molecule tracking is a powerful way to look at the dynamic organization of plasma membranes. However, there are some limitations to its use. For example, it was recently observed, using numerical simulation, that time-averaging…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2009-11-13 Nicolas Destainville , Laurence Salome

Intraoperative fluorescent cardiac imaging enables quality control following coronary bypass grafting surgery. We can estimate local quantitative indicators, such as cardiac perfusion, by tracking local feature points. However, heart motion…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Suresh Guttikonda , Maximilian Neidhart , Johanna Sprenger , Johannes Petersen , Christian Detter , Alexander Schlaefer

Over the years, progressive improvements in denoising performance have been achieved by several image denoising algorithms that have been proposed. Despite this, many of these state-of-the-art algorithms tend to smooth out the denoised…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-13 Basit O. Alawode , Mudassir Masood , Tarig Ballal , Tareq Al-Naffouri

Confocal microscopy in combination with real-space particle tracking has proven to be a powerful tool in scientific fields such as soft matter physics, materials science and cell biology. However, 3D tracking of anisotropic particles in…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-05-20 T. H. Besseling , M. Hermes , A. Kuijk , B. de Nijs , T. -S. Deng , M. Dijkstra , A. Imhof , A. van Blaaderen

A broad range of scientific and industrial disciplines require precise optical measurements at very low light levels. Single-photon detectors combining high efficiency and high time resolution are pivotal in such experiments. By using…

Research into optical spiking neural networks (SNNs) has primarily focused on spiking devices, networks of excitable lasers or numerical modelling of large architectures, often overlooking key constraints such as limited optical power,…