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Extended depth of field for visual measurement systems with depth-invariant magnification

  • Yanyu Zhao*
  • , Yufu Qu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Conventional optical imaging systems are limited by a fundamental trade-off between the depth of field (DOF) and signal-to-noise ratio. Apart from a large DOF, a constant magnification within a certain depth range is particularly essential for visual measurement systems. In this paper, we present a novel visual measurement system with extended DOF and depth-invariant magnification. A varifocal liquid lens is employed to sweep its focus within a single exposure of the detector, after which a blurred image is captured. The blurred image is subsequently reconstructed to form a sharp extended DOF image by filtering with a single blur kernel. The experimental results demonstrate that our method can extend the DOF of a conventional visual measurement system by over 10 times, while the change in the magnification within the extended DOF remains less than 1%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Metrology and Inspection for Industrial Applications II
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventOptical Metrology and Inspection for Industrial Applications II - Beijing, China
Duration: 5 Nov 20127 Nov 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8563
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Metrology and Inspection for Industrial Applications II
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period5/11/127/11/12

Keywords

  • Visual measurement
  • depth-invariant magnification
  • extended depth of field
  • telecentric lens
  • varifocal liquid lens

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