Employment of frame accumulation and shaped function for upgrading low-light-level image detection sensitivity

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We demonstrate a novel method that employs a frame-accumulation and shaped-function technique to improve an image sensor's detection sensitivity using probability statistics. It can obtain the unbiased estimate for the low-light-level image signal, thus upgrading the signal-to-noise ratio to a high degree. It was verified by an experiment in a sealed box. By the help of a variable light beam-shaped function saw-tooth signal in front of a camera, the low-light-level shadow image that was invisible to the camera could be revealed clearly from the frame accumulation data. The method can surpass an image sensor's detection limitation. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America

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