Imaging dynamic objects hidden behind scattering medium by retrieving the point spread function

Abstract

We address a non-invasive imaging method to observe dynamic objects hidden behind a turbid medium. An initial image of the objects is first recovered by speckle correlation technique (SCT) with a single shot speckle pattern. The scattered point spread function (PSF) is then extracted by taking a deconvolution process between the initial image and its corresponding speckle pattern. Consequently, the images of the dynamic objects, within the optical memory effect (OME) range, can then be reconstructed directly with the same deconvolution process between the sequential speckle patterns and the estimated PSF. In addition, a further calibration operation is employed to enhance the robustness of the PSF, ensuring sharp images can still be observed when objects are close to or even cross the edge of OME. Experimental demonstration is presented to verify the feasibility of our proposed method.