Electromagnetic wave phase/amplitude generation device, electromagnetic wave phase/amplitude generation method, and electromagnetic wave phase/amplitude generation program
An electromagnetic wave phase/amplitude generation device includes a radiation unit configured to radiate electromagnetic waves of a random radiation pattern on a spatial frequency in which a state of the electromagnetic waves to be radiated for each divided region is determined to an imaging object, an imaging unit configured to generate a captured image by imaging scattered electromagnetic waves that are electromagnetic waves generated when the imaging object scatters the electromagnetic waves of the radiation pattern radiated by the radiation unit, and a generation unit configured to generate information indicating at least a phase and amplitude of the electromagnetic waves from the imaging object by performing an arithmetic sparsity constraint operation according to sparsity of the imaging object on the basis of the captured image generated by the imaging unit, information indicating the radiation pattern, and information indicating a signal of the imaging object.
1. A device, comprising:
a radiation unit configured to direct radiated electromagnetic waves comprising a plurality of divided regions and having a random spatial distribution of amplitudes or phases toward an imaging object;
an imaging unit configured to form an image of the imaging object by detecting scattered electromagnetic waves generated upon the imaging object scattering the radiated electromagnetic waves;
a storage unit configured to store information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves, the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves comprising distance-specific wavefront pattern information indicating states of wavefronts of the radiated electromagnetic waves at a plurality of distances; and
a generation unit configured to generate information indicating at least a phase and an amplitude of a tomographic plane of the imaging object by performing an arithmetic sparsity constraint operation according to a sparsity of the imaging object, the arithmetic sparsity constraint operation being performed based on the image and the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves.
2. The device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the generation unit is configured to perform the arithmetic sparsity constraint operation by iteratively generating the information indicating the at least the phase and the amplitude of the tomographic plane based on the image and the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves.
3. The device according to claim 2 ,
wherein a first resolution associated with the imaging unit is lower than a second resolution associated with the arithmetic sparsity constraint operation, and
wherein the generation unit is configured to generate the information indicating the at least the phase and the amplitude of the tomographic plane at a third resolution higher than the first resolution by iteratively generating the information indicating the at least the phase and the amplitude of the tomographic plane further based on a correspondence relationship between the first resolution and the second resolution.
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the radiated electromagnetic waves comprise a spectrum comprising a uniform spatial frequency spread.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic waves comprise one or more members selected from the group consisting of visible rays, X rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, terahertz waves, millimeter waves, and microwaves.
6. A method comprising:
(a) directing radiated electromagnetic waves comprising a plurality of divided regions and having a random spatial distribution of amplitudes or phases toward an imaging object;
(b) detecting scattered electromagnetic waves generated by the imaging object scattering the radiated electromagnetic waves;
(c) forming an image of the imaging object from the scattered electromagnetic waves;
(d) storing information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves, the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves comprising distance-specific wavefront pattern information indicating states of wavefronts of the radiated electromagnetic waves at a plurality of distances; and
(e) generation information indicating at least a phase and amplitude of a tomographic plane of the imaging object by performing an arithmetic sparsity constraint operation according to a sparsity of the imaging object based on the image and the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves.
7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising machine-executable code that, upon execution by one or more computer processors, implements a method comprising:
(a) directing radiated electromagnetic waves comprising a plurality of divided regions and having a random spatial distribution of amplitudes or phases toward an imaging object;
(b) detecting scattered electromagnetic waves generated by the imaging object scattering the radiated electromagnetic waves;
(c) forming an image of the imaging object from the scattered electromagnetic waves;
(d) storing information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves, the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves comprising distance-specific wavefront pattern information indicating states of wavefronts of the radiated electromagnetic waves at a plurality of distances; and
(e) generating information indicating at least a phase and amplitude of a tomographic plane of the imaging object by performing an arithmetic sparsity constraint operation according to a sparsity of the imaging object based on the image and the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves.
8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation unit comprises at least one light source and at least one spatial light modulator (SLM).
9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one SLM modulates a state of each divided region of the plurality of divided regions.
10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the state of each divided region comprises one or more members selected from the group consisting of: an intensity, an amplitude, and a phase of the electromagnetic waves.
11. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the state of each divided region is modulated based on a degree of light scattering associated with the divided region.
12. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the uniform spatial frequency spread comprises a white noise pattern.
13. The method according to claim 6 , wherein (e) comprises performing the arithmetic sparsity constraint operation by iteratively generating the at least the phase and the amplitude of the tomographic plane based on the image and the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves.
14. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the radiated electromagnetic waves comprise a spectrum comprising a uniform spatial frequency spread.
15. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the radiated electromagnetic waves comprise one or more members selected from the group consisting of visible rays, X rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, terahertz waves, millimeter waves, and microwaves.
16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the uniform spatial frequency spread comprises a white noise pattern.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein (e) comprises performing the arithmetic sparsity constraint operation by iteratively generating the at least the phase and the amplitude of the tomographic plane based on the image and the information associated with the radiated electromagnetic waves.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the radiated electromagnetic waves comprise a spectrum comprising a uniform spatial frequency spread.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the radiated electromagnetic waves comprise one or more members selected from the group consisting of visible rays, X rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared rays, terahertz waves, millimeter waves, and microwaves.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18 , wherein the uniform spatial frequency spread comprises a white noise pattern.