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This study introduces a new sparse representation framework for photon counting 3D imaging, significantly reducing data requirements and energy consumption for depth profile reconstruction.

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Area of Science:

Photon Counting Imaging
Computational Imaging
Signal Processing

Background:

Photon counting 3D imaging provides detailed depth profiles using matched filtering (MF).
Acquiring large datasets for MF limits processing, transmission, and storage capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a lightweight and efficient framework for depth reconstruction in photon counting 3D imaging.
To reduce data requirements and computational load while maintaining accuracy.

Main Methods:

Derived an inversion model for depth profile reconstruction using l1-norm.
Proposed a Hankel matrix sparsity basis derived from MF cross-correlation.
Validated the framework through simulations and laboratory experiments.

Main Results:

The proposed sparse basis is sparser than FFT and DCT bases.
Reconstruction of two depth peaks achieved with only 10% of data under 100 c/s noise.
Achieved low mean squared errors (0.3–2.8 cm) with 10%-30% data across various noise levels.
Reduced energy consumption to one ten-thousandth of the MF method.

Conclusions:

The framework offers significant data compression and computational efficiency.
Demonstrates high-speed computation and low power consumption for 3D imaging.
Enables effective depth reconstruction with substantially reduced data and energy usage.