Real-time imaging through moving scattering media enabled by fixed optical modulations
Dynamic scattering remains a significant challenge to the practical deployment of anti-scattering imaging. Existing methods, such as transmission matrix measurements, iterative wavefront shaping, and optical phase conjugation, depend on a quasi-static assumption, requiring the object and scattering medium to remain stable during a single imaging process to enable one-to-one compensation. However, image reconstruction becomes unattainable when this assumption is violated. Here, we propose a novel imaging strategy that counteracts time-dependent scattering perturbations through a fixed modulation module. This one-to-many compensation mechanism is realized via optical diffraction neural networks (ODNNs) trained on simulated datasets. Our approach is not only immune to speckle decorrelation but also leverages it to enhance image quality. ODNNs generalize effectively to real-world scattering medium scenarios via multi-simulated scattering media learning and reconstruct images in real time with light-speed processing. We achieve 80 Hz imaging of moving objects in moving scattering media with decorrelation times <1 ms , demonstrating applicability in large-field-of-view imaging and incoherent illumination scenarios. This work lays the foundation for high-speed, intelligent optical imaging, advancing practical anti-dynamic scattering techniques.
Authors
- Yue Gang Li
- Guihua Zeng
- Tailong Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8741-6900)
- Junjie Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4839-7724)
- Ze Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0321-1833)
- Jianping Fan
- Ming He
- Jing-zheng Huang
Publication Details
- Journal
- Photonics Research
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1364/prj.581675
- Primary Topic
- Random lasers and scattering media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00