Feasibility study for compressive multi-dimensional integral imaging

Abstract

This paper describes a generalized framework for single-exposure acquisition of multi-dimensional scene information using integral imaging system based on compressive sensing. In the proposed system, a multi-dimensional scene containing a plurality of information such as 3D coordinates, spectral and polarimetric data is captured by integral imaging optics. The image sensor uses pixel-wise filtering elements arranged randomly. The multi-dimensional original object is reconstructed using an algorithm with a sparsity constraint. The proposed system is demonstrated with simulations and feasible optical experiments based on synthetic aperture integral imaging using multi-dimensional objects including 3D coordinates, spectral, and polarimetric information.