Reconstruction of a high-resolution image on a compound-eye image-capturing system

The authors have proposed an architecture for a compact image-capturing system called TOMBO (thin observation module by bound optics), which uses compound-eye imaging for a compact hardware configuration [Appl. Opt. 40, 1806 (2001)]. The captured compound image is decomposed into a set of unit image...

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Published in:Applied optics (2004) 2004-03, Vol.43 (8), p.1719-1727
Main Authors: Kitamura, Yoshiro, Shogenji, Rui, Yamada, Kenji, Miyatake, Shigehiro, Miyamoto, Masaru, Morimoto, Takashi, Masaki, Yasuo, Kondou, Noriyuki, Miyazaki, Daisuke, Tanida, Jun, Ichioka, Yoshiki
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Language:English
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Summary:The authors have proposed an architecture for a compact image-capturing system called TOMBO (thin observation module by bound optics), which uses compound-eye imaging for a compact hardware configuration [Appl. Opt. 40, 1806 (2001)]. The captured compound image is decomposed into a set of unit images, then the pixels in the unit images are processed with digital processing to retrieve the target image. A new method for high-resolution image reconstruction, called a pixel rearrange method, is proposed. The relation between the target object and the captured signals is estimated and utilized to rearrange the original pixel information. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed method. In the experimental TOMBO system, the resolution obtained is four times higher than that of the unit image that did not undergo reconstruction processing.
ISSN:1559-128X
DOI:10.1364/ao.43.001719