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IEEE Signal Processing Society Blog

The SPS blog aims to raise awareness about signal processing and Society-related topics to a general interest audience in an engaging, informal, and non-technical way. If you're interested in contributing to the SPS blog, please contact the SPS Blog Team at sps-blog@ieee.org for more information.

A Single-shot Fourier Camera and Its Application to Multipath ToF Imaging

This blog presents a single-shot multifrequency ToF imaging system that effectively handles multipath interference and delivers reliable depth sensing in complex scenes. The proposed joint hardware–software design captures multiple Fourier coefficients of the scene response function in one exposure and leverages robust algorithms to solve the inverse problem through parametric closed-form depth reconstruction.

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Can Lensless Cameras Redefine Depth of Field in Photography?

This post introduces a novel approach to extending the depth of field (DOF) in lensless cameras using optimized radial coded masks. Our proposed method overcomes the limitations of previous and generic coded mask designs by employing a radial-shape-constrained optimization procedure, resulting in improved optical transfer functions while enabling extended DOF. Through simulations and prototype experiments, we demonstrate that our optimized radial mask achieves superior imaging quality compared to hand-crafted radial patterns and larger DOF than non-radial masks.

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Physics Makes Black-box Deep Learning Models Transparent

Electromagnetic inverse scattering problems (ISPs) are crucial in noninvasive imaging but challenging due to nonlinearity and computational costs. This blog explores machine learning-based ISP solvers with physics-guided loss functions, emphasizing the role of near-field priors and multiple-scattering effects. Numerical experiments highlight the advantages and limitations of these approaches.

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