Experimentally validated computational imaging with adaptive multiaperture folded architecture.
We present experimental results of imaging and digital superresolution in a multiaperture miniature folded imaging architecture called PANOPTES. We prove the feasibility of integrating a low f-number folded imagers within a steerable multiaperture framework while maintaining a thin profile. Stringent requirements including low f-number and compact form factor, combined with the need for an ability to steer individual fields of view necessitate an off-axis design, resulting in a plane symmetric optical system. We present a detailed description of the ensuing optical design and its performance. The feasibility of this architecture is demonstrated through experiments and preliminary reconstruction results.
Bhakta
Vikrant R
VR
Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 6251 Airline Road, Dallas, Texas 75275-0338, USA. vrbhakta@smu.edu
Somayaji
Manjunath
M
Douglas
Scott C
SC
Christensen
Marc P
MP