Lowest limit for the photon number in scene reconstruction using photon-counting masks

Manuel Perez Cagigal; Pedro M. Prieto

doi:10.1117/12.138286

16 September 1992 Lowest limit for the photon number in scene reconstruction using photon-counting masks

Manuel Perez Cagigal, Pedro M. Prieto

Proceedings Volume 1700, Automatic Object Recognition II; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138286
Event: Aerospace Sensing, 1992, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A previous paper showed that the spatial photocount average performed over a photon-limited image by a photon counting mask, and the subsequent histogram manipulation produce images which can be easily recognized by an observer. The results obtained were demonstrated as fairly good for images with a number of illuminated pixels greater than 0.8%. The aim of this paper is to determine the minimum number of illuminated pixels required for a reasonably good scene reconstruction.

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Manuel Perez Cagigal and Pedro M. Prieto "Lowest limit for the photon number in scene reconstruction using photon-counting masks", Proc. SPIE 1700, Automatic Object Recognition II, (16 September 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.138286

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