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In this paper we consider the following sparse recovery problem. We have query access to a vector $\vx \in \R^N$ such that $\vhx = \vF \vx$ is $k$-sparse (or nearly $k$-sparse) for some orthogonal transform $\vF$. The goal is to output an…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2019-07-22 Anna Gilbert , Albert Gu , Christopher Re , Atri Rudra , Mary Wootters

Fourier ptychography is a recently explored imaging method for overcoming the diffraction limit of conventional cameras with applications in microscopy and yielding high-resolution images. In order to splice together low-resolution images…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-18 Yican Chen , Zhi Luo , Xia Wu , Huidong Yang , Bo Huang

We present a reference-free computational wavefront sensor based on binary amplitude modulation and phase retrieval. The method employs Digital Micro-mirror Device as a programmable amplitude modulator and reconstructs the complex optical…

Optics · Physics 2026-02-12 Ondrej Denk , Jan Pilar , Martin Divoky , Miroslav Cech , Tomas Mocek

Modern high-resolution microscopes, such as the scanning tunneling microscope, are commonly used to study specimens that have dense and aperiodic spatial structure. Extracting meaningful information from images obtained from such…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-08-28 Sky C. Cheung , John Y. Shin , Yenson Lau , Zhengyu Chen , Ju Sun , Yuqian Zhang , John N. Wright , Abhay N. Pasupathy

In order to efficiently image a non-absorbing sample (a phase object), dedicated phase contrast optics are required. Typically, these optics are designed with the assumption that the sample is weakly scattering, implying a linear relation…

Optics · Physics 2020-10-22 Stewart Koppell , Mark Kasevich

State-of-the-art learned reconstruction methods often rely on black-box modules that, despite their strong performance, raise questions about their interpretability and robustness. Here, we build on a recently proposed image reconstruction…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Joshua Schulz , David Schote , Christoph Kolbitsch , Kostas Papafitsoros , Andreas Kofler

Full-waveform inversion (FWI) is an effective method for imaging subsurface properties using sparsely recorded data. It involves solving a wave propagation problem to estimate model parameters that accurately reproduce the data. Recent…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-02 Ali Gholami

Sound propagation in the ocean is considered. We demonstrate a novel algorithm for full wavefield reconstruction using pointwise measurements by means of a vertical array. The algorithm is based on the so-called discrete variable…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-11 Denis V. Makarov , Pavel S. Petrov

Given a dataset, the task of learning a transform that allows sparse representations of the data bears the name of dictionary learning. In many applications, these learned dictionaries represent the data much better than the static…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-08-02 Cristian Rusu , John Thompson

Ill-posed inverse problems in imaging remain an active research topic in several decades, with new approaches constantly emerging. Recognizing that the popular dictionary learning and convolutional sparse coding are both essentially…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-25 Zhuonan He , Jinjie Zhou , Dong Liang , Yuhao Wang , Qiegen Liu

Fourier-based wavefront sensors, such as the Pyramid Wavefront Sensor (PWFS), are the current preference for high contrast imaging due to their high sensitivity. However, these wavefront sensors have intrinsic nonlinearities that constrain…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-22 Rico Landman , Sebastiaan Haffert

We aim at the solution of inverse problems in imaging, by combining a penalized sparse representation of image patches with an unconstrained smooth one. This allows for a straightforward interpretation of the reconstruction. We formulate…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-18 Stanislas Ducotterd , Sebastian Neumayer , Michael Unser

Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) based image reconstruction methods have been intensely used for X-ray computed tomography (CT) reconstruction applications. Despite great success, good performance of this data-based approach critically…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-31 Ziling Wu , Abdulaziz Alorf , Ting Yang , Ling Li , Yunhui Zhu

X-ray ptychography is a cutting edge imaging technique providing ultra-high spatial resolutions. In ptychography, phase retrieval, i.e., the recovery of a complex valued signal from intensity-only measurements, is enabled by exploiting a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-14 Felix Wittwer , Peter Modregger

We present a new method of removing PSF artifacts and improving the resolution of multidimensional data sources including imagers and spectrographs. Rather than deconvolution, which is translationally invariant, this method is based on…

Image denoising aims to remove noise while preserving structural details and perceptual realism, yet distortion-driven methods often produce over-smoothed reconstructions, especially under strong noise and distribution shift. This paper…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Nam Nguyen , Thinh Nguyen , Bella Bose

In imaging modalities recording diffraction data, the original image can be reconstructed assuming known phases. When phases are unknown, oversampling and a constraint on the support region in the original object can be used to solve a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-10-17 Alberto Pietrini , Carl Nettelblad

Image reconstruction and synthesis have witnessed remarkable progress thanks to the development of generative models. Nonetheless, gaps could still exist between the real and generated images, especially in the frequency domain. In this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-24 Liming Jiang , Bo Dai , Wayne Wu , Chen Change Loy

Recovering a sparse signal from its low-pass projections in the Fourier domain is a problem of broad interest in science and engineering and is commonly referred to as super-resolution. In many cases, however, Fourier domain may not be the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-02-20 Ayush Bhandari , Yonina C. Eldar

Wave-front sensing from focal plane multiple images is a promising technique for high-contrast imaging systems. However, the wave-front error of an optics system can be properly reconstructed only when it is very small. This paper presents…

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