Non-line-of-sight active imaging of scattered photons

Martin Laurenzis; Andreas Velten

doi:10.1117/12.2028776

15 October 2013 Non-line-of-sight active imaging of scattered photons

Martin Laurenzis, Andreas Velten

Proceedings Volume 8897, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications VII; and Military Applications in Hyperspectral Imaging and High Spatial Resolution Sensing; 889706 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028776
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2013, Dresden, Germany

Abstract

Laser Gated Viewing is a prominent sensing technology for optical imaging in harsh environments and can be applied to the vision through fog, smoke and other degraded environmental conditions as well as to the vision through sea water in submarine operation. A direct imaging of non-scattered photons (or ballistic photons) is limited in range and performance by the free optical path length i.e. the length in which a photon can propagate without interaction with scattering particles or object surfaces. The imaging and analysis of scattered photons can overcome these classical limitations and it is possible to realize a non-line-of-sight imaging. The spatial and temporal distribution of scattered photons can be analyzed by means of computational optics and their information of the scenario can be restored. In the case of Lambertian scattering sources the scattered photons carry information of the complete environment. Especial the information outside the line of sight or outside the visibility range is of high interest. Here, we discuss approaches for non line of sight active imaging with different indirect and direct illumination concepts (point, surface and volume scattering sources).

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Martin Laurenzis and Andreas Velten "Non-line-of-sight active imaging of scattered photons", Proc. SPIE 8897, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications VII; and Military Applications in Hyperspectral Imaging and High Spatial Resolution Sensing, 889706 (15 October 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028776

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