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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2020
University College Cork—national University of Ireland, Cork, Cork, IE;
Nabeel Agha Riza, Cork, IE;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for performing optical image detection using a camera module comprising a Digital MicroMirror Device, a first point Photo Detector, a second point Photo Detector, a first lens and a second lens. The method comprises: mapping incident light onto an image plane of the DMD to form a light irradiance map; selecting N pixels on the DMD for time frequency coding; associating each selected pixel with a unique Walsh code time sequence; time frequency coding by the DMD the optical irradiance values of each selected pixel using a plurality of selected bits of its associated Walsh code time sequence; detecting the time frequency coded optical irradiance values of the selected pixels simultaneously at the first point Photo Detector and at the second point Photo Detector; and performing simultaneous signal processing on the time frequency coded optical irradiance values detected by the first point Photo Detector and by the second point Photo Detector to determine the light intensity of each of the selected pixels and produce an image of the incident light.