Optical Image Compression Using a Real Fourier Plane

Abstract

Hastening transmission by efficiently providing compression is our goal in this work. Image compression consists in reducing information size representing an image. Elimination of redundancies and non-pertinent information enables memory space minimization and thus fast data transmission. Optics can offer an alternative choice to overcome the limitation of numerical compression algorithms. In this paper, we propose real-time optical image compression using a real Fourier plane to save time required for compression by using the principles of coherent optics. Digital and optical simulation results are presented and analyzed. An optical compression decompression setup is demonstrated using two different SLMs (SEIKO and DisplayTech). The purpose of this method is to simplify our earlier method, improve the quality of reconstructed image, and avoid the disadvantages of numerical algorithms.

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A. Alkholidi, "Optical Image Compression Using a Real Fourier Plane," Optics and Photonics Journal, Vol. 3 No. 3, 2013, pp. 240-249. doi: 10.4236/opj.2013.33039.

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