• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 14, 1411003 (2023)
Zhenzhen Hu, Hanming Liu*, Zi Li, Zenan Li, Gang Guo, and Shen Sima
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Numerical Simulation and Emulation Techniques, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi, China
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    Zhenzhen Hu, Hanming Liu, Zi Li, Zenan Li, Gang Guo, Shen Sima. Study on Lock-In Imaging Technology Expansion for Background Light Elimination[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(14): 1411003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Framework of lock-in imaging technology
    Fig. 1. Framework of lock-in imaging technology
    Schematic of image sampling time. (a) Equal interval sampling; (b) unequal interval sampling
    Fig. 2. Schematic of image sampling time. (a) Equal interval sampling; (b) unequal interval sampling
    Light modulating system (scene 1)
    Fig. 3. Light modulating system (scene 1)
    Flowchart of image acquisition (dotted and solid lines represent PC and MCU, respectively)
    Fig. 4. Flowchart of image acquisition (dotted and solid lines represent PC and MCU, respectively)
    Flowchart of image phase discrimination
    Fig. 5. Flowchart of image phase discrimination
    Curve of current-light intensity (DAC is the input value of the digital-to-analog converter corresponding to the current)
    Fig. 6. Curve of current-light intensity (DAC is the input value of the digital-to-analog converter corresponding to the current)
    Fitting of current-light intensity (solid is the fitting line)
    Fig. 7. Fitting of current-light intensity (solid is the fitting line)
    Examples of lighting patterns
    Fig. 8. Examples of lighting patterns
    Unnormalized pixel mean of background light removed image. (a) Scene 1; (b) scene 2
    Fig. 9. Unnormalized pixel mean of background light removed image. (a) Scene 1; (b) scene 2
    Eliminating background light by LED lock-in imaging. (a) Brightness-enhanced image with background light; (b) image without background light; (c) image of eliminated background light without normalization; (d) image of eliminated background light
    Fig. 10. Eliminating background light by LED lock-in imaging. (a) Brightness-enhanced image with background light; (b) image without background light; (c) image of eliminated background light without normalization; (d) image of eliminated background light
    Results of eliminated background light by sine modulation
    Fig. 11. Results of eliminated background light by sine modulation
    Results of eliminated background light by square modulation
    Fig. 12. Results of eliminated background light by square modulation
    Results of eliminated background light by triangular modulation
    Fig. 13. Results of eliminated background light by triangular modulation
    Results of eliminated background light by sawtooth modulation
    Fig. 14. Results of eliminated background light by sawtooth modulation
    Images processed by different methods. (a) Brightness-enhanced image with background light; (b) brightness-enhanced image of eliminated background light by bilateral filtering; (c) image of eliminated background light by HDR imaging; (d) image of eliminated background light by lock-in imaging technology based on LED
    Fig. 15. Images processed by different methods. (a) Brightness-enhanced image with background light; (b) brightness-enhanced image of eliminated background light by bilateral filtering; (c) image of eliminated background light by HDR imaging; (d) image of eliminated background light by lock-in imaging technology based on LED
    Modulation waveformN=2N=4N=8N=16N=32N=64N=128N=256N=512
    Sine0.540.620.761.522.755.2210.2921.2340.95
    Square0.420.540.831.442.514.9110.3421.3841.69
    Triangular0.450.570.801.452.675.2210.7721.4240.34
    Sawtooth0.400.550.811.502.625.0110.0720.7039.36
    Table 1. Average running time of phase discrimination
    Modulation waveformSceneN=2N=4N=8N=16N=32N=64N=128N=256N=512
    Sine1

    0.23

    (0.06)

    0.86

    (0.09)

    0.93

    (0.11)

    0.95

    (0.11)

    0.96

    (0.11)

    0.95

    (0.12)

    0.96

    (0.11)

    0.98

    (0.11)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    2

    0.13

    (0.05)

    0.93

    (0.50)

    0.96

    (0.53)

    0.96

    (0.54)

    0.96

    (0.55)

    0.95

    (0.56)

    0.96

    (0.55)

    0.95

    (0.56)

    0.94

    (0.58)

    Square1

    0.92

    (0.10)

    0.95

    (0.12)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    0.93

    (0.11)

    0.94

    (0.11)

    0.95

    (0.11)

    0.95

    (0.11)

    0.95

    (0.11)

    0.96

    (0.12)

    2

    0.94

    (0.50)

    0.93

    (0.47)

    0.94

    (0.55)

    0.95

    (0.53)

    0.96

    (0.53)

    0.95

    (0.54)

    0.95

    (0.55)

    0.95

    (0.55)

    0.95

    (0.55)

    Triangular1

    0.90

    (0.12)

    0.50

    (0.13)

    0.90

    (0.10)

    0.96

    (0.11)

    0.96

    (0.11)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    2

    0.90

    (0.49)

    0.60

    (0.29)

    0.95

    (0.53)

    0.97

    (0.54)

    0.96

    (0.57)

    0.96

    (0.57)

    0.95

    (0.57)

    0.95

    (0.57)

    0.95

    (0.58)

    Sawtooth1

    0.79

    (0.08)

    0.89

    (0.09)

    0.93

    (0.10)

    0.95

    (0.10)

    0.96

    (0.11)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    0.97

    (0.11)

    0.98

    (0.11)

    2

    0.89

    (0.55)

    0.93

    (0.55)

    0.93

    (0.58)

    0.95

    (0.57)

    0.95

    (0.56)

    0.95

    (0.56)

    0.95

    (0.59)

    0.95

    (0.58)

    0.94

    (0.59)

    Table 2. SSIM of eliminated background light image to image without/with background light
    Modulation waveformN=2N=4N=8N=16N=32N=64N=128N=256N=512
    Average107.94109.05107.00105.46109.77113.77104.78118.60105.16
    Sine109.57119.01103.27100.00116.13114.31107.47119.15107.04
    Square108.90105.92108.14107.37102.40105.75102.58113.75102.45
    Triangular106.01105.52103.54107.30116.83119.25102.86122.23105.52
    Sawtooth107.28105.76113.07107.18103.71115.76106.23119.26105.64
    Table 3. Resolution of the resulting image
    Zhenzhen Hu, Hanming Liu, Zi Li, Zenan Li, Gang Guo, Shen Sima. Study on Lock-In Imaging Technology Expansion for Background Light Elimination[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(14): 1411003
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