• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 13, Issue 4, 827 (2025)
Yitong Pan1,2,3,4, Zhenqi Niu1,2,3,4,5, Songlin Wan1,2,3,4, Xiaolin Li1,2,3,4..., Zhen Cao1,2,3,4, Yuying Lu1,2,3,4, Jianda Shao1,2,3,4 and Chaoyang Wei1,2,3,4,*|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Precision Optical Manufacturing and Testing Center, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Key Laboratory for High Power Laser Material of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 3Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4China-Russia Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Laser Science, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 5e-mail: niuzhenqi@siom.ac.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.541560 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yitong Pan, Zhenqi Niu, Songlin Wan, Xiaolin Li, Zhen Cao, Yuying Lu, Jianda Shao, Chaoyang Wei, "Spatial–spectral sparse deep learning combined with a freeform lens enables extreme depth-of-field hyperspectral imaging," Photonics Res. 13, 827 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Traditional hyperspectral imaging (HI) systems are constrained by a limited depth of field (DoF), necessitating refocusing for any out-of-focus objects. This requirement not only slows down the imaging speed but also complicates the system architecture. It is challenging to trade off among speed, resolution, and DoF within an ultra-simple system. While some studies have reported advancements in extending DoF, the improvements remain insufficient. To address this challenge, we propose a novel, to our knowledge, differentiable framework that integrates an extended DoF (E-DoF) wave propagation model and an achromatic hyperspectral reconstructor powered by deep learning. Through rigorous experimental validation, we have demonstrated that the compact HI system is capable of snapshot capturing of high-fidelity images with an exceptional DoF reaching approximately 5 m, marking a significant improvement of over three orders of magnitude. Additionally, the system achieves over 90% spectral accuracy without aberration, nearly doubling the accuracy performance of existing methods. An asymmetric freeform surface design is introduced for diffractive optical elements, enabling dual functionality with design freedom and E-DoF. The sparse prior conditions for spatial texture and spectral features of hyperspectral cubic data are integrated into the reconstruction network, effectively mitigating texture blurring and chromatic aberration. It foresees that the optimal strategy for achromatic E-DoF can be adopted into other optical systems such as polarization imaging and depth measurement.
    DoFtheo=λNA2=λsin(arctan(Rf))2,

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    eDoF=DoFextendDoFtheo.

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    ϕd(x,y)=k·Δn·S(x,y),

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    S(x,y)=aiZi(x,y),

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    ICMOS(x,y),λ=ejkfjλf(x,y)τλA(x,y)Iin(x,y),λejϕd(x,y,λ)ejk2f(xx+yy)dxdy,

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    Uλ=|ICMOS(x,y),λ|2*|Oλ(p,q)|2,

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    Iout(x,y)=λminλmaxUλ·R(λ)dλ,

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    minimizeIout(x′′,y′′),λL1(x,y,λ)2+τL2(x,y,λ)TVs.t.  L1(x,y,λ)=Iout(x,y),λIGT(x,y),λL2(x,y,λ)=aiDiL1(x,y,λ)1+biKiL1(x,y,λ)1,

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    SpA=1|IreIGT|IGT,

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    Yitong Pan, Zhenqi Niu, Songlin Wan, Xiaolin Li, Zhen Cao, Yuying Lu, Jianda Shao, Chaoyang Wei, "Spatial–spectral sparse deep learning combined with a freeform lens enables extreme depth-of-field hyperspectral imaging," Photonics Res. 13, 827 (2025)
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