• 정보저장시스템학회논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2009

We describe the experimental realization of image system using wavefront coding in 3-Mega pixel mobile phone camera. We designed aspheric lens to extend the depth of field (DOF) using wavefront coding. In addition, through the aspheric lens and lens barrel manufacturing, we obtained a raw image from a camera module. In our method, the acquired images are restored in the spatial frequency domain using the proposed filter and the spatial frequency response (SFR) is calculated. The proposed filters are composed of image denoising filter using low band pass filter in frequency domain and restoration filter for image restoration. Finally, we achieve an enhanced image by super-resolution image processing. Visual examples are given to demonstrate the performance of the proposed filter.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2023

Wavefront-coding imaging can achieve high-quality imaging along with a wide range of defocus. In this paper, the anti-laser detection and damage performance of wavefront-coding imaging systems using different asymmetric phase masks are studied, through modeling and simulation. Based on FresnelKirchhoff diffraction theory, the laser-propagation model of the wavefront-coding imaging system is established. The model uses defocus distance rather than wave aberration to characterize the degree of defocus of an imaging system. Then, based on a given defocus range, an optimization method based on Fisher information is used to determine the optimal phase-mask parameters. Finally, the anti-laser detection and damage performance of asymmetric phase masks at different defocus distances and propagation distances are simulated and analyzed. When studying the influence of defocus distance, compared to conventional imaging, the maximum single-pixel receiving power and echo-detection receiving power of asymmetric phase masks are reduced by about one and two orders of magnitude respectively. When exploring the influence of propagation distance, the maximum single-pixel receiving power of asymmetric phase masks decreases by about one order of magnitude and remains stable, and the echodetection receiving power gradually decreases with increasing propagation distance, until it approaches zero.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권9호
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• pp.2899-2908
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• 2021

The laser transport system of the high power laser facility is mainly composed of large-aperture laser transport mirrors (TMs). Obtaining the high-resolution online damage images during the operation, which is of great significance for operating safely of the mirrors and the facility. Based on wavefront coding, pan-tilt scanning and image stitching technologies, an online laser-damage images detection system is designed, and it can achieve high-precision detection of surface characteristics of large-aperture laser transport mirrors. The preliminary simulation proves that the system can solve the depth of field matching problem caused by pan-tilt tilt imaging and achieve higher resolution.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.401-404
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• 2017

360 VR 영상은 등장방형 또는 정육면체, 정십이면체 등의 입체 도형의 전개도 형태의 포맷을 가진다. 이러한 포맷들은 각각 다른 특성을 가지고 있지만, 공통적으로 해상도가 일반 2D 영상에 비해 높다는 공통점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 부호화/복호화를 할 때 시간이 많이 걸리며, 병렬 처리가 필수적으로 요구된다. 최신 2D 비디오 코덱인 HEVC에는 병렬화 기술로 Wavefront Parallel Processing(WPP) 기술이 표준으로 적용되어 있는데, 이 기술은 2D 영상을 고려하여 만들어진 기술으로 3D 영상에서 사용했을 때 최적의 성능을 보이지 않는다. 따라서, WPP를 3D 영상에 적절한 방법이 필요하며 본 논문에서는 큐브맵 포맷에서 개선된 WPP 부호화/복호화 방법을 제안한다. 실험은 HEVC 참조 소프트웨어인 HM 12.0에 적용하였고, 실험 결과 기존 WPP와 비교하여 PSNR에는 큰 손실이 없으며 15%~20% 정도의 부호화 복잡도가 추가로 감소했다. 제안하는 방법은 향후 3D VR 영상을 위한 코덱에 필수적으로 포함될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.487-493
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• 2015

A wavefront coding (WFC) technique provides an extension of the depth of field for a microscopy imaging system with slight loss of image spatial resolution. Through the analysis of the relationship between the incidence angle of light at the phase mask and the system pupil function, a mixing symmetrical cubic phase mask (CPM) applied to 5X-40X micro-objectives is optimized simultaneously based on point-spread function (PSF) invariance and nonzero mean values of the modulation transfer function (MTF) near the spatial cut-off frequency. Optimization results of the CPM show that the depth of field of these micro-objectives is extended 3-10 times respectively while keeping their resolution. Further imaging simulations also prove its ability in enhancing the defocus imaging.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.355-365
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• 2024

Wavefront coding (WFC) imaging systems can redistribute the energy of an interference laser spot on an image plane sensor by wavefront phase modulation and reduce the peak intensity, realizing laser protection while maintaining imaging functionality by leveraging algorithmic post-processing. In this paper, a spiral axicon WFC imaging system is proposed, and the performance for laser protection is investigated by constructing a laser transmission model. An Airy disk on an image plane sensor is refactored into a symmetrical hollow ring by a spiral axicon phase mask, and the maximum intensity can be reduced to lower than 1% and single-pixel power to 1.2%. The spiral axicon phase mask exhibits strong robustness to the position of the interference laser source and can effectively reduce the risk of sensor damage for an almost arbitrary lase propagation distance. Moreover, we revealed that there is a sensor hazard distance for both conventional and WFC imaging systems where the maximum single-pixel power reaches a peak value under irradiation of a power-fixed laser source. Our findings can offer guidance for the anti-laser reinforcement design of photoelectric imaging systems, thereby enhancing the adaptability of imaging systems in a complex laser environment. The laser blinding-resistant imaging system has potential applications in security monitoring, autonomous driving, and intense-laser-pulse experiments.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제31권10C호
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• pp.1000-1010
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• 2006

본 논문은 DCT(Discrete Cosine Transform) 기반의 움직임 예측 및 보상을 위한 새로운 연산 아키텍처를 제안한다. 기존 방식들의 경우 연산 시간의 단축을 위하여 2차원 DCT 계수의 희소성을 충분히 활용하지 못하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 DCT 영역에서의 효율적인 움직임 예측을 위한 재귀 방정식을 유도하고, 이를 바탕으로 PE로 구성된 WAP를 개발한다. 또한, 재귀 방정식을 이용하여, 움직임 예측된 영상이 저주파 성분부터 고주파 성분까지 다양한 주파수 대역을 갖는 것이 가능함을 보인다. WAP는 아키텍처의 수정 없이 로그형 탐색이나 3단계 탐색과 같은 다양한 움직임 예측 알고리즘들을 수행할 수 있으며, 이러한 특성들은 비디오 부호화와 복호화에 필요한 전력 소모를 줄이기 위하여 이용될 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 WAP 아키텍처는 계산의 복잡도와 연산 시간을 효과적으로 감소시키며, SAD기준을 이용한 DCT 영역에서의 움직임 예측 및 보상 방식은 SAD 또는 SSD 기준을 이용한 공간 영역에서의 움직임 예측 및 보상 방식보다 높은 PSNR과 압축률을 제공함을 보여준다.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2015

Several parallelization methods that can be applied to High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) decoders are evaluated. The market requirements of high-resolution videos, such as Full HD and UHD, have been increasing. To satisfy the market requirements, several parallelization methods for HEVC decoders have been studied. Understanding these parallelization methods and objective comparisons of these methods are crucial to the real-time decoding of high-resolution videos. This paper introduces the parallelization methods that can be used in HEVC decoders and evaluates the parallelization methods comparatively. The experimental results show that the average speed-up factors of tile-level parallelism, wavefront parallel processing (WPP), frame-level parallelism, and 2D-wavefront parallelism are observed up to 4.59, 4.00, 2.20, and 3.16, respectively.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2016

A pupil filter is a useful technique for modifying the light intensity distribution near the focus of an optical system to realize depth of field (DOF) extension and superresolution. In this paper, we proposed a new design of the phase only pupil filter by using Zernike polynomials. The effect of design parameters of the new filters on DOF extension and superresolution are discussed, such as defocus Strehl ratio (S.R.), superresolution factor (G) and relative first side lobe intensity (M). In comparison with the other two types of pupil filters, the proposed filter presents its advantages on controlling both the axial and radial light intensity distribution. Finally, defocused imaging simulations are carried out to further demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed pupil filter on DOF extension and superresolution in an optical imaging system.