Learning to image and track moving objects through scattering media via speckle difference. (April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ma, Kai; Wang, Xia; He, Si; Zhang, Xin; Zhang, Yixin
• Is Part Of: Optics & laser technology. Volume 159(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-04
• Subjects: Scattering media -- Moving object -- Deep learning -- Speckle difference pattern; Optics -- Periodicals; Lasers -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 621.366
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2022.108925
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0030-3992

Abstract

Highlights: A method to image and track moving objects through scattering media was proposed. Deep learning with speckle difference patterns was firstly used in tracking objects through scattering media. High-quality reconstruction results were obtained and generalization ability was improved experimentally. Pixel level tracking accuracy was demonstrated. Abstract: The imaging and tracking of moving objects through scattering media is a challenge due to the serious degradation of optical information. However, the reconstruction fidelity for non-sparse objects is inadequate and the displacement information lack the quantitative description of moving objects. In this study, we propose a deep learning method to decode the shape and displacement information of moving objects on the plane perpendicular to the system's optical axis from one-frame speckle difference pattern. The proposed method was verified via experiments and it was found to be viable for imaging moving objects with different complexity and sparsity. The superiority of the method was demonstrated via comparison experiments. Moreover, it accurately tracked moving objects at a pixel level.