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Optics Letters

High-quality quantum-imaging algorithm and experiment based on compressive sensing

Liu Jiying, Zhu Jubo, Lu Chuan, Huang Shi-sheng

Published Apr 13, 2010• 48 citations
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Abstract

Quantum imaging (QI) has some unique advantages, such as nonlocal imaging and enhanced space resolution. However, the quality of the reconstructed images and the time of data acquisition leave much to be desired. Based on the framework of compressive sensing, we propose an optimization criterion for high-quality QI whereby total variation restriction is specifically utilized for noise suppression. The corresponding reported algorithm uses a combination of a greedy strategy and the interactive reweight least-squares method. The simulation and the actual imaging experiment both show a significant improvement of the proposed algorithm the over previous imaging method.

DOI
10.1364/ol.35.001206

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A cost-efficient entangled light quantum imaging method is proposed to improve imaging speed while preserve imaging quality. First of all, the target image is sparsely processed by wavelet transform, and the random Bernoulli matrix is selected as the measurement matrix to ensure the retention of the effective information in the sparse signal. Then, the image is reconstructed by using the Total Variation Augmented Lagrangian Alternating Direction Algorithm (TVAL3) to improve reconstruction accuracy and computation efficiency. Finally, the reconstruction quality of images at different sampling rates is compared and analyzed, and the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified based on an actual optical path of entangled light quantum imaging.
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