Terahertz two-pixel imaging based on complementary compressive sensing**Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2015CB755403 and 2014CB339802), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFC0101001), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61775160, 61771332, and 61471257), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2016M602954), Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Chongqing, China

Abstract

A compact terahertz (THz) imaging system based on complementary compressive sensing has been proposed using two single-pixel detectors. By using a mechanical spatial light modulator, sampling in the transmission and reflection orientations was achieved simultaneously, which allows imaging with negative mask values. The improvement of THz image quality and anti-noise performance has been verified experimentally compared with the traditional reconstructed image, and is in good agreement with the numerical simulation. The demonstrated imaging system, with the advantages of high imaging quality and strong anti-noise property, opens up possibilities for new applications in the THz region.