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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Computer Vision
  • Remote Sensing

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  • Optical imaging techniques like light detection and ranging (LiDAR) are crucial for remote sensing, robotic vision, and autonomous driving.
  • Scattering media (fog, rain, dust, atmosphere) fundamentally limit imaging capabilities.
  • Existing methods for imaging through scattering media are often limited to microscopic scales or require prior target knowledge for 3D imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel technique for capturing 3D shape and position through scattering media at macroscopic scales.
  • To overcome the limitations of current optical imaging techniques in challenging environments.

Main Methods:

  • Co-design of single-photon avalanche diodes and ultra-fast pulsed lasers.
  • Development of a new inverse method for 3D reconstruction.
  • Implementation of confocal diffuse tomography.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated successful acquisition of 3D shape and position for objects hidden behind a thick diffuser (approximately 6 transport mean free paths).
  • Achieved macroscopic scale imaging through scattering media.

Conclusions:

  • The developed confocal diffuse tomography technique effectively images through scattering media.
  • This technique holds significant potential for applications in remote sensing, robotic vision, and autonomous driving.