3D imaging, ranging, and/or tracking using active illumination and point spread function engineering
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1. An imaging system, comprising:
- a pulsed laser;
an optical system configured to direct first light from the pulsed laser into a pattern that illuminates a scene;
a mask that generates a point spread function from second light from the scene that varies based on depth within the scene, wherein the second light from the scene comprises light provided by the scene responsive to illumination by the first light;
a detector array disposed to receive the second light from the scene through the mask and produce an image of the scene, wherein the second light received at the detector array comprises nonlinearly generated harmonic light or multi-photon fluorescence; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled with the detector and configured to estimate a depth of one or more objects within the scene from the image of the scene.
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Abstract
Imaging systems and imaging methods are disclosed to estimate a three-dimensional position of an object at a scene and/or generate a three-dimensional image of the scene. The imaging system may include, for example, one or many light sources; an optical system configured to direct light from the one or more light sources into a pattern onto the scene; a mask; a detector array disposed to receive light from the scene through the mask; and at least one processor communicatively coupled with the detector and configured to estimate a depth of a particle within the scene.
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1. An imaging system, comprising:
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a pulsed laser; an optical system configured to direct first light from the pulsed laser into a pattern that illuminates a scene; a mask that generates a point spread function from second light from the scene that varies based on depth within the scene, wherein the second light from the scene comprises light provided by the scene responsive to illumination by the first light; a detector array disposed to receive the second light from the scene through the mask and produce an image of the scene, wherein the second light received at the detector array comprises nonlinearly generated harmonic light or multi-photon fluorescence; and at least one processor communicatively coupled with the detector and configured to estimate a depth of one or more objects within the scene from the image of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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illuminating a scene with first light having a pattern; directing second light from the scene through an optical system that includes a mask that generates a point spread function that varies based on depth within the scene, wherein the second light comprises light provided by the scene responsive to illumination by the first light; producing an image of the scene from the second light that passes through the mask using a light detector, the second light received at the light detector and comprising nonlinearly generated harmonic light or multi-photon fluorescence; and estimating a depth of one or more objects within the scene from the image of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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illuminating a scene with first light that has a first light pattern; generating a first image of the scene from second light from the scene that passes through a first mask using a light detector, wherein the second light comprises light provided by the scene responsive to illumination by the first light, wherein the second light received at the light detector further comprises nonlinearly generated harmonic light or multi-photon fluorescence; and illuminating the scene with third light that has a second light pattern; generating a second image of the scene from fourth light from the scene that passes through a second mask using the light detector, wherein the fourth light comprises light provided by the scene responsive to illumination by the third light; and estimating a depth of one or more objects within the scene from the first image of the scene and the second image of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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