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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Biomedical Imaging
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Subsurface imaging is challenging due to light scattering.
    • Incoherent illumination limits the visualization of deep or obscured structures.
    • Advanced imaging techniques are needed to overcome scattering limitations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel laser speckle imaging (LSI) method for revealing subsurface inhomogeneities.
    • To demonstrate the capability of LSI in visualizing objects not detectable by conventional imaging.
    • To optimize LSI parameters for enhanced subsurface object detection.

    Main Methods:

    • Generated speckle images using coherent laser illumination of a scattering object.
    • Acquired a sequence of speckle images with controlled exposure time and acquisition interval.
    • Calculated temporal statistics of each pixel to create a speckle contrast image.

    Main Results:

    • Temporal speckle contrast images successfully revealed obscured subsurface objects.
    • Demonstrated that LSI can visualize structures hidden beneath scattering media.
    • Showed that surface inhomogeneity can be suppressed by controlling image acquisition parameters.

    Conclusions:

    • Laser speckle imaging provides a powerful non-invasive method for subsurface visualization.
    • The developed LSI technique effectively enhances contrast for subsurface object detection.
    • Optimizing acquisition parameters allows for improved differentiation between surface and subsurface features.