Ghost imaging with the human eye

Boccolini, A., Fedrizzi, A. and Faccio, D. (2019) Ghost imaging with the human eye. Optics Express, 27(6), pp. 9258-9265. (doi: 10.1364/OE.27.009258)

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Abstract

Computational ghost imaging relies on the decomposition of an image into patterns that are summed together with weights that measure the overlap of each pattern with the scene being imaged. These tasks rely on a computer. Here we demonstrate that the computational integration can be performed directly with the human eye. This builds upon the known persistence time of the human eye and we use our ghost imaging approach as an alternative to evaluate the temporal response of the eye. We verify that the image persistence time is of order 20 ms, followed by a further 20 ms exponential decay. These persistence times are consistent with previous studies but can now potentially be extended to include a more precise characterisation of visual stimuli and provide a new experimental tool for the study of visual perception.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC Grant No. EP/M01326X/1, EP/M006514/1, and EP/N002962/1).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Faccio, Professor Daniele
Authors: Boccolini, A., Fedrizzi, A., and Faccio, D.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Optics Express
Publisher:Optical Society of America
ISSN:1094-4087
ISSN (Online):1094-4087
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2019 The Optical Society
First Published:First published in Optics Express 27(6):9258-9265
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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