William Marsh Rice University

Dharmpal Takhar

Richard G Baraniuk

Courtney C Lane

Kevin F Kelly

Jason N Laska

Michael B Wakin

Marco F Duarte

Dror Z Baron

Kevin F Kelley

Ilan N Goodman

A new digital image/video camera that directly acquires random projections of the incident light field without first collecting the pixels/voxels. In one preferred embodiment, the camera employs a digital micromirror array to perform optical calculations of linear projections of an image onto pseudorandom binary patterns. Its hallmarks include the ability to obtain an image with only a single detection element while measuring the image/video fewer times than the number of pixels or voxels&#x2014;this can significantly reduce the computation required for image/video acquisition/encoding. Since the system features a single photon detector, it can also be adapted to image at wavelengths that are currently impossible with conventional CCD and CMOS imagers.

Method and apparatus for compressive imaging device

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Dharmpal Takhar