Compressive Imaging with a Stochastic Spatial Light Modulator

Abstract

We present a stochastic analog spatial light modulator designed for compressive imaging applications. We rely on the unpredictable nature of multi-particle collisions to provide randomization for the particle location. We demonstrate this concept in an optical imaging system using a single-pixel camera. This design can be applied to imaging or spectroscopic systems in which no analog to optical spatial light modulators currently exist or in non-optical lensless imaging systems.