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  • Tria: Advanced Image Processing and Analysis Program
  • Decon of an image taken by a Confocal Laser Scanning Micropscope
  • Laser-based detection of ultrasound
  • Our latest version of the Dulican ultrasound photodetector
  • Deconvolution of an image of the Mars surface
  • Application of ImPASS produces Super-resolution
  • Ultrasound wave captured in Jello using GCLAD
  • The start of the March 21 eruption near Fagradalsfjall, Iceland
  • Quick CARon deconvolution of the eruption.
  • PulseView: 1D waveform viewer
  • Concept for Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound
  • Deconvolution of an image of a bowl of fruit

Welcome to Quarktet Technologies! 

Tria Image Processing Screen Shot

Incredible News! Dr. Caron has published his findings on applying the ImPASS algorithm to real world images, showing that super-sampling methods can produce super-resolution, subceeding the diffraction limit by a factor of 2.63. SeDDaRA plays a big part. See Super-sampling for details.

Tria, version 3.10.85 (32-bit) and 3.1.85 (64-bit), is available at for $320 (US). In addition to our award-winning blind deconvolution, Tria has fast image registration, a good selection of de-noising filters, image analysis tools that cannot be found anywhere else, and image viewers designed for image analyzers. For Version 3.1, we have added new functions, object counting, better memory management, and a quick stats pop-up window.

We are taking orders for 'GCLAD-IN-A-BOX', our low-cost, high sensitivity laser ultrasound detection system. This system can be used for laboratory research, industrial proof-of-concept, or even customized to fit your application. Our latest Dulcian 3.0 detector (not pictured) has a remote optical housing, optional 10X gain, choice of X or Y signals, and improved electrcial design. More information is available here. Turn-around time is about 6-8 weeks. We have some recent interest in the use of this technology for sensing acoustic in liquids.  Please ask!Low Cost Laser ULtrasound Detection System

PulseView Data-To-Graph Program

Quarktet is also proud to announce our latest release of PulseView, version 1.4, available for only $24 (US). We received such positive feedback from Tria's graphs, that we created a 'spin-off'. PulseView pulls in text files and converts them to graphs, histograms, FFTs, and audio sound. It is a simple idea that will save you a lot of time if you spend a lot of time graphing data files with spreadsheets or scripting programs. See the PulseView page for more information.

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Reasearch and Business Opportunities

 

Full development and employment of our technologies is impossible for a small company like Quarktet.  So we hImage of Mars Before and After SeDDaRA restoration.ave reserved this space to lay out areas that we believe are ripe with potential for development, but are best served through collaboration with others.  Below is our list of ideas.  Feel free to write us about possible collaboration with you.

 

  • Embedding SeDDaRA in a software program dedicated to medical imaging.
  • Embedding SeDDaRA in a software program dedicated to astronomical imaging.
  • Embedding SeDDaRA in a software program dedicated to microscopy imaging.
  • Creating a sound processing program based on the application of SeDDaRA to audio recordings.
  • Implementing GCLAD for the in-line inspection of building materials.
  • Development of a consumer-grade laser-based microphone, targeted for onstage recording of live performances.
  • Development of an Adobe PhotoShop SeDDaRA Plug-in
  • Development of a MatLab or MathCad SeDDaRA Plug-in
  • Implentation of GCLAD into an existing laser-based ultrasound inspection system.
  • Embedding SeDDaRA in a software program dedicated to remote sensing.
  • Funding or researching the further development of Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound.

 

Let us know if you have any ideas!

Best Regards                  
Dr. James N. Caron

 

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Quarktet News

June 2024: Tria Version 3.10.90 expected soon.

Sept. 6, 2023: New technical note differentiates between three super-resolution methods, Fourier Pychtography, Structured Illumination, and ImPASS.  paper.

November 11, 2022: We released that we have been neglectful in updating this page.  Since last update, we updated Tria several times and are now at 3.10.85 for both 32-but and 64-bit versions.  We have provided Dulcian detectors to Unveristy groups in Canada and Italy.  We have demonstrated that Dr. Caron's ImPASS method produces super-resolution images. 

June 26, 2017: Tria Image Processing Program, Version 3.10 with new features and improved interface is released.

September 1, 2016: Tria Image Processing Program, Version 3.0 with new features and improved interface is released.

December 5, 2015:The Tria Image Processing Program has reached 25000 downloads.

June 25, 2015: Dr. Caron presents latest findings on using GCLAD as an underwater sensor at the 2015 Laser Ultrasonics Symposium in Chicago.

October 1, 2014: Quarktet unveils new website.  The new site is fully 'responsive' meaning that the webpage is displayed differently depending on whether it is being viewed on a computer, a tablet, or a smart phone. 

September 10, 2014: Applied Optics accepts publication of 'Frequency Response of Optical Beam Deflection by Ultrasound in Water', which describes how a GCLAD system can be used to sense ultrasound waves in water from 100 Hz to 20.0 MHz at a distance of 2.5 cm away.Response of Underwater GCLAD at various distances

February 12, 2014: The Tria Image Processing Program has reached 8000 downloads.

December 20, 2013: PulseView v1.4 is released with new annotation functions.

August 20, 2013: PulseView v1.3 is released with new interpolation functions, display controls, and the ability to "sonify" your waveforms.

July 3, 2012: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues patent number 8210045 to Dr. Caron's Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound (CLGU). To celebrate, we are offering PulseView for $24 (U.S.) and Tria for only $216.

January 11, 2012: Tria Image Processing, version 2.8, is released. This is the first version that allows the user to write their own image equations.

September 7, 2011: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity, Quarktet is giving one free license of Pulseview to every Physics Department in the USA.

July 21, 2011: Dr. Caron presents the first talk on "Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound" at the QNDE Conference in Burlington, VT.

May 31, 2011: The Tria Demonstration Program reaches 5000 downloads.

March 3, 2011: USPTO publishes patent application for Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound, a method of creating ultrasonic waves in materials for use in nondestructive evaluation of the material.

October 5, 2010: The PulseView Data Plotting Program is released. PulseView is a data plotting program that provides simple and efficient viewing of data in text files.

June 24, 2010: The Tria Demonstration Program reaches 2500 downloads.

 

June 22, 2010: Cloudy Nights publishes a review article by Joel Schmid on removing blur from astronomical images.

June 5, 2009: Detroit Red Wings lose to Pittsburgh Penguins in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All employees are expected to work extended hours.

February 18, 2009: Tutorial Services have been offered for customers who would like additional instruction.

June 5, 2008: Quarktet celebrates the Stanley Cup victory of the Detroit Red Wings. All employees are given the day off.

 

May, 10 2007: The Tria Demonstration Program reaches 1000 downloads.

April 8, 2008: AstroPhoto Insight publishes a review article by Neil Fleming on our Tria Image Processing Program for the removal of blur from sky photos. The online magazine was targeted to dedicated astro-photographers, exhibiting some great photos of nebulae and galaxies. The article steps through the blind deconvolution (using SeDDaRA) of a 1k by 1k image, shows several other examples, and gives tips on avoiding artifacts resulting from saturated pixels.

October 10, 2007: Quarktet releases Tria Image Processing, Version 2.0. Tria V2.0 features a faster interface, faster processing, more features, and the best higher-bit image viewer.

August 17, 2007: Quarktet releases an unpublished paper on the thermoelastic and ablative generation of ultrasound in composite materials.

July 26, 2007: New research on the ultrasonic deflection and displacement of an optical beam (i.e. GCLAD) is presented at the QNDE conference in Golden, Colorado.

February 19, 2007: Quarktet welcomes the addition of Eva Caron to our team!

January 4, 2007: The Tria Demonstration Program reaches 500 downloads.

June 23, 2006: The Tria Demonstration Program reaches 250 downloads.

June 7, 2006: Alien face discovered in the x-ray of a duck. Although this event has no association with my company, we received over 13,000 web hits on the topic. Any publicity is good publicity.

January 18, 2006: President James Caron featured in Radiations as a "Hidden Physicist". Radiations is the official publication of Sigma Pi Sigma, the national physics honor society.

January 10, 2006: The Tria Demonstration Program reaches 100 downloads.

September 30, 2005: We are happy to announce the official release of the Tria Image Processing Program. This is the first and only program that uses the patented SeDDaRA blind deconvolution process.

February 24, 2005: Quarktet welcomes the addition of Cole Caron to our team!

February 22, 2005: U.S. Patent Office awards a patent for the SeDDaRA blind deconvolution process (finally!). See the official press release here.May 15, 2004: Research Support Instruments of Lanham, MD, is awarded two grants to study the application of SeDDaRA to multi-frame sequences.

June 1, 2004: Research Support Instruments of Lanham, MD, is awarded a research grant to study the implementation of a portable GCLAD system.

January 28, 2004: The SeDDaRA restoration of an image showing the microwave radiation of the universe is awarded Imaging Solution of the Year by Advanced Imaging Magazine for 2004. The image can be seen in the Gallery. See the official press release here.

October 9, 2003: Quarktet obtains full ownership of the GCLAD patent! The patent was the property of the University of Delaware, where the technique was invented. In September, the University agreed to transfer ownership to Dr. James N. Caron, president of Quarktet and one of the co-inventors. This enables Quarktet to directly negotiate licensing agreements and research contracts with interested parties. Interested parties should Contact us.

January 8, 2003: GCLAD listed as one of the "Innovations and emerging technologies in Bassoon" on the Adeovaleo Website.

November 11, 2002: Quarktet welcomes the addition of Luke Caron to our team.

November 10, 2002: Applied Optics, Vol. 26(15) publishes article on SeDDaRA Restoration entitled "Noniterative blind data restoration by use of an extracted filter function." See Research.

June 15, 2002: Quarktet celebrates the Stanley Cup victory of the Detroit Red Wings. All employees are given the day off.

February 27, 2002: Quarktet launches the official company website. The website provides common information for web surfers and in-depth descriptions of our technologies for our target customers.

Jan. 15, 2002: Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 17 , publishes a review about GCLAD, entitled "Overview Ultrasound Sensing using Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection." See Research .

Jan. 5, 2002: 'Strange Cork' becomes 'Quarktet, Inc.' to celebrate our newest technology, the blind deconvolution algorithm designated SeDDaRA.

Nov. 1, 2001: Laser Focus World publishes World News article on SeDDaRA, based on August's article in Optics Letters.

August 15, 2001: Optics Letters, Vol. 26(15) publishes first article on SeDDaRA entitled "Blind data restoration with an extracted filter function."

March 21, 2000: U. S. Patent, number 6,041,020, is issued, entitled "Gas-coupled laser acoustic detection" assigned to the University of Delaware.

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In Development

  • We are studying the use of Fourier phase to track high-resolution information during processing of Image Phase Aligned Super-Sampling (ImPASS) images.
  • The Dulcian Detector 3p0 has been completed and tested.  We are looking to upgrade our laser to improve system sensitivity.
  • Tria 3.18.90 is expected soon..
GCLAD Publications
  • Vangi, Dario, MICHELANGELO-SANTO Gulino, N. Montinaro, C. Mineo, D. Cerniglia, and G. Epasto. "On the use of two emerging laser-based flaw-detection techniques–Considerations and practicalities." Optics and Lasers in Engineering 165 (2023): 107551.
  • Gulino, Michelangelo-Santo, Mara Bruzzi, James Norbert Caron, and Dario Vangi. "Non-Contact Ultrasonic Inspection by Gas-Coupled Laser Acoustic Detection (GCLAD)." Scientific Reports 12, no. 1 (2022): 1-12.
  • Vangi, D., M. Bruzzi, J. N. Caron, and M. S. Gulino. "Compact Probe for Non-Contact Ultrasonic Inspection with the Gas-Coupled Laser Acoustic Detection (GCLAD) Technique." Experimental Mechanics 62, no. 3 (2022): 403-415.
  • Vangi, Dario, Mara Bruzzi, James Norbert Caron, and Michelangelo-Santo Gulino. "Crack detection with gas-coupled laser acoustic detection technique." Measurement Science and Technology 32, no. 9 (2021): 095202.
  • Vangi, Dario, Mara Bruzzi, James N. Caron, and Michelangelo S. Gulino. "Signal enhancement in surface crack detection with gas-coupled laser acoustic detection." Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation 40, no. 4 (2021): 1-12.
  • J.N. Caron. "Acoustic Sensing for super-heated bubble chambers using a GCLAD system," the 6th International Symposium on Laser-Ultrasonics and Advanced Sensing, July 9-13, 2018, in Nottingham, England.
  • J.N. Caron. "Focused ultrasound sensing in water using a GCLAD system," the 5th International Symposium on Laser-Ultrasonics and Advanced Sensing, July 4-8, 2016, in Linz Austria, published in Feb 2017 issue of NDT.net abstract  paper
  • J. L. Johnson, K. van Wijk, J. N. Caron, and M. Timmerman, "Photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging with a gas-coupled laser acoustic line detector," Proc. SPIE 9708, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2016, 970814 (March 15, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2211800. abstract
  • J. L. Johnson, K. van Wijk, J. N. Caron, and M. Timmerman. "Gas-coupled laser acoustic detection as a non-contact line detector for photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging." Journal of Optics 18, no. 2 (2016): 024005.
  • J.N. Caron, "Immersion Detection of Ultrasound using a GCLAD system," Laser Ultrasonics Symposium, Evanston, Illinois, USA, June 29, 2015. abstract paper
  • J.N. Caron and G.P. DiComo, "Frequency Response of Optical Beam Deflection by Ultrasound in Water," Applied Optics, 53(32), 7677-7683. abstract
  • J.N. Caron, "Atypical Applications for Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection," presented on June 25, 2013, at the 3rd International Symposium on Laser Ultrasonics and Advanced Sensing, Tokahoma, Japan. abstract paper
  • J.N. Caron and P. Kunapareddy, "Application of Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection to Gelatins and Underwater Sensing," Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, ed. by D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti, AIP, Vol. 32, 2013.Dr. Caron presents new research at the Laser Ultrasonics Symposium in Japan.
  • J.N. Caron, "Displacement and Deflection Sensitivity of Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection," published in Laser Ultrasonics,  2008. abstract paper
  • J.N. Caron, "Displacement and Deflection of an Optical Beam by Airborne Ultrasound,"  Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation , ed. by D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti, AIP, Vol. 27A, 2008, p.247. (Cited by 3) abstract paper
  • J.N. Caron, D.M. Huber, V. DiPietro, and C.J. Rollins, "Progress towards a portable laser-based ultrasound sensor using gas-coupled laser acoustic detection," Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, ed. by D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti, AIP, Vol. 24A, 2005. (Cited by 2) abstract
  • J.N. Caron, Y. Yang, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Overview: Ultrasound sensing using Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection," (Cited by 2) Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 17, 2002, p. 169.
  • J.N. Caron, Y. Yang, J.B. Mehl, and K.V. Steiner, ``Gas coupled laser acoustic detection for ultrasound inspection of composite materials", (Cited by 11) Materials Evaluation, Vol. 58, No. 5, 2001, p. 667. abstract
  • J.N. Caron, Y. Yang, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Multiple-beam detection using Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection,"  Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, vol 20, 2000. abstract
  • J.N. Caron, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Gas-coupled laser acoustic detection." U.S. Patent 6,041,020, issued March 21, 2000.
  • J.N. Caron, Y. Yang, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Progress in Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection," Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, vol 18, 1998, p.317.
  • J.N Caron, Y. Yang, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection at Ultrasonic and Audio Frequencies," (Cited by 15) Review of Scientific Instruments, vol 69(8), 1998, p. 2912. abstract
  • Re-Discovered Paper==> J.N. Caron, Y. Yang, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Thermoelastic and Ablative Laser Generation of Ultrasonic Waveforms in Graphite/Polymer Composite Materials," submitted to the Journal for Applied Physics for publication, but was never published, May 1998. abstract paper
  • J.N. Caron, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Acoustic-wave detection by optical beam deflection," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 103, No. 5, Pt. 2, May 1998.
  • J.N. Caron, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Laser-based ultrasonic NDE using gas-coupled laser acoustic detection.," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 103, No. 5, Pt. 2, May 1998. 
  • J.N. Caron, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Ultrasonic NDE of Composite Panels by Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection", (Cited by 1) Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, vol 17, 1997.
  • J.N. Caron, Application of Laser Ultrasonics to Graphite/Polymer Composites, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Delaware, August 1997.
  • J.N. Caron, Y. Yang, J.B. Mehl and K.V. Steiner, "Laser generation and detection of elastic waves in graphite/polymer composites," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 100, No. 4, Pt. 2, Oct. 1996.

 

Image Processing Publications

  • J.N. Caron "Tech Note: Application of ImPASS processing to images captured for Fourier Ptychography and Structured Illumination Microscopy"  Technical Note, Sept. 2023.  paper
  • J.N. Caron "Image Phase Alignment Super-Sampling: a computational method for achieving super-resolution in macroscopic imaging." In Propagation Through and Characterization of Atmospheric and Oceanic Phenomena, pp. JTh2A-12. Optica Publishing Group, 2022.
  • J.N. Caron. "Empirical demonstration of achieving image resolution below the optical diffraction limit with Image Phase Alignment Super-Sampling." In Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging, pp. CW3B-1. Optica Publishing Group, 2022.
  • J.N. Caron, "Use of image phase information to subceed optical diffraction limits," accepted  for publication, AIP Advances, April 2022.[https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/5.0069947]
  • J.N. Caron and CJ Rollins, "Utilization of image phase information to achieve super-sampling," Appl. Opt. 59(23), 7066-7073 (2020)  paper
  • James N. Caron, Chris J. Rollins, "Improved lunar edge response function for on-orbit modulation transfer function calibration using albedo flattening," J. Appl. Remote Sens. 14(3), 032408 (2020), doi: 10.1117/1.JRS.14.032408. paper
  • J.N. Caron and C.J. Rollins, "Improved Lunar Edge Response Function for On-Orbit MTF Calibration using Albedo Lunar Flattening," in Proceedings for the 2018 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, 17-21 September 2018, Tallinn, Estonia.
  • James N. Caron, Marcos J. Montes, and Jerome L. Obermark, "Extracting flat-field images from scene-based image sequences using phase correlation," Review of Scientific Instruments 87, 063710 (2016); doi: 10.1063/1.4954730 abstract  paper
  • Exclusive Paper==> J.N. Caron, "Application of SeDDaRA Blind Deconvolution for Efficient Improvement of Confocal Microscopy Images", Quarktet Technical Note, February 2, 2011.  abstract  paper.
  • W.E. Vanderlinde and J.N. Caron, "Blind Deconvolution of SEM Images," Proceedings of the 33rd International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis, November, 2007,  p. 97-102.(Cited by 7) abstract
  • J.N. Caron, "Signal processing using the self-deconvolving data reconstruction algorithm." U.S. Patent 6,859,564, issued February 22, 2005.
  • J.N. Caron, "Rapid supersampling of multiframe sequences by use of blind deconvolution," Optics Letters, September, 2004, Vol 29, No. 17, p. 1986-1988.(Cited by 5) abstract  paper
  • J.N. Caron, "Blind deconvolution of audio-frequency signals using the self-deconvolving data restoration algorithm," (Cited by 3) The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, July, 2004, Vol 116, No. 1, p. 373-378. abstract  paper
  • J.N. Caron, N.M. Namazi, and C.J. Rollins, "Noniterative blind data restoration by use of an extracted filter function,"  (Cited by 45)  Applied Optics, November 10, 2002, Vol 41, No. 32, p. 6884. abstract  paper
  • J.N. Caron, N.M. Namazi, R.L. Lucke, C.J. Rollins, and P.R. Lynn, Jr., "Blind data restoration with an extracted filter function,"  Optics Letters , August 1, 2001, Vol 26, No.15, p. 1164. (Cited by 30) abstract

Due to copyright concerns, full research papers for some journals are not included here.  If you have interest in a paper, feel free to ask us to send you a copy.

Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound (CLGU) Publications

  • J.N. Caron, G.P. DiComo, "Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound," Laser Ultrasonics Symposium, Evanston, Illinois, USA, June 29, 2015. abstract paper
  • J.N. Caron, "Atypical Applications for Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection," presented on June 25, 2013, at the 3rd International Symposium on Laser Ultrasonics and Advanced Sensing, Tokahoma, Japan.abstractpaper
  • James N. Caron, Gregory P. DiComo, and Sergei Nikitin, "Generation of ultrasound in materials using continuous-wave lasers," (Cited by 7) Opt. Lett. 37, 830-832 (2012). abstract
  • J.N. Caron, G.P. Dicomo, and S. Nikitin,"Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound in Materials using High Power Fiber Lasers," Lasers, Sources and Related Photonics Devices, OSA, February 3, 2012, Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California, USA.
  • J.N. Caron, G.P. Dicomo, and S. Nikitin, "Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound for Nondestructive Evaluation,"  Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation , ed. by D.O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti, AIP, Vol. 30, 2011. (Cited by 1)
  • Caron, James N. "Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound." U.S. Patent 20,110,048,135, issued March 3, 2011.

Third-Party Papers

These are published papers that reference or use our techniques.

  • Choi, Taeyoung, and Changyong Cao. "NOAA-20 VIIRS On-Orbit Geometric Data Quality Estimation Using the Scheduled Lunar Collections." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 (2022): 1-10.
  • Russell, Zachary E., Mathieu Therezien, Tomas J. McIntee, Shane T. DiDona, Jeffrey J. Haggen, and Edward L. Principe. "Fast Automatic Point Spread Function Deconvolution Using Edge Detection." Microscopy and Microanalysis 28, no. S1 (2022): 3076-3077.
  • Agarwal, Akshay, Minxu Peng, and Vivek K. Goyal. "Continuous-time modeling and analysis of particle beam metrology." IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory (2023).
  • Sartori, Itay, Avi Davis, Alon Berlinski, Raz Chengal, and Amir Handelman. "Effect of water-waves on recognition of speech signals transmitted over a wireless optical communication channel." Optics & Laser Technology 167 (2023): 109682.
  • Costa, M., and C. Schaal. "Guided ultrasound inspection of small features using a horn-type transducer design." Experimental Mechanics 63, no. 2 (2023): 251-262.
  • Yu, Rongzhao, Xin Li, Yifan Zhen, and Bin Xue. "Estimation of underwater acoustic direction-of-arrival using the probe beam deflection technique." JOSA A 40, no. 5 (2023): 987-995.
    --Wilson, Truman, and Xiaoxiong Xiong. "Surface corrected lunar MTF measurements in MODIS and VIIRS using the SP model." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 60 (2022): 1-12.
  • Makarkin, Mikhail, and Daniil Bratashov. "State-of-the-Art Approaches for Image Deconvolution Problems, including Modern Deep Learning Architectures." Micromachines 12, no. 12 (2021): 1558.
  • Yao, Dong, Hongfu Qiang, Di Wang, Kai He, Jie Zhang, Zhibing Li, and Mengmeng Yue. "Laser array line source with adjustable period used for LGUS chemical corrosion detection." Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 26, no. 4 (2022): 101515.
  • Makarkin, Mikhail, and Daniil Bratashov. "State-of-the-art approaches for image deconvolution problems, including modern deep learning architectures." Micromachines 12, no. 12 (2021): 1558.
  • Lengenfelder, Benjamin, Hassan Jarkas, Nadav Shabairou, Martin Hohmann, Michael Schmidt, Zeev Zalevsky, and Florian Klämpfl. "Remote photoacoustic tomography using diode-array and speckle-analysis." In Tissue Optics and Photonics, vol. 11363, p. 1136308. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2020.
  • Cabrera, Sierra, Jacob Clement, Christiano Lenzi, Mira Sheahan, and Tai Withers. Refraction of a Laser Beam in Various Mediums Due to Ultrasound Waves. (2021)
  • Kaderuppan, Shiraz S., Eugene Wai Leong Wong, Anurag Sharma, and Wai Lok Woo. "Smart nanoscopy: A review of computational approaches to achieve super-resolved optical microscopy." IEEE Access 8 (2020): 214801-214831.
  • NARASIMHARAO, JONNADULA, and DR GANPAT JOSHI."ANALYSIS ON BLUR IMAGE USING BLIND DECONVOLUTION TECHNIQUES." From Google Scholar. 2020.
  • Lengenfelder, Benjamin, Hassan Jarkas, Nadav Shabairou, Martin Hohmann, Michael Schmidt, Zeev Zalevsky, and Florian Klämpfl. "Remote photoacoustic tomography using diode-array and speckle-analysis." In Tissue Optics and Photonics, vol. 11363, p. 1136308. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2020.
  • Li, Jingsong, Ming Liu, Haoyuan Du, Yuejin Zhao, Liquan Dong, Yijian Wu, Lingqin Kong, Wei Jia, Mei Hui, and Xiaohua Liu. "Hybrid imaging with extended depth of field based on binocular ranging." Review of Scientific Instruments 90, no. 8 (2019): 083109.
  • Lucia, De, Dario Vangi, Michele Carboni, and Bernardo Zuccarello. "Doctoral Programme in Industrial Engineering Dottorato di Ricerca in Ingegneria Industriale." Dissertation.
  • Zhang, Xiang, Jonathan R. Fincke, Charles M. Wynn, Matt R. Johnson, Robert W. Haupt, and Brian W. Anthony. "Full noncontact laser ultrasound: first human data." Light: Science & Applications 8, no. 1 (2019): 1-11.
  • Sathiyamoorthy, Krishnan, and Michael C. Kolios. "Experimental design and numerical investigation of a photoacoustic sensor for a low-power, continuous-wave, laser-based frequency-domain photoacoustic microscopy." Journal of biomedical optics 24, no. 12 (2019): 121912.
  • Lengenfelder, Benjamin, Fanuel Mehari, Martin Hohmann, Markus Heinlein, Erika Chelales, Maximilian J. Waldner, Florian Klämpfl, Zeev Zalevsky, and Michael Schmidt. "Remote photoacoustic sensing using speckle-analysis." Scientific reports 9, no. 1 (2019): 1057.
  • Li, Zheng, Alexey M. Lomonosov, Chenyin Ni, Bing Han, and Zhonghua Shen. "Selective generation of Lamb modes by a moving continuous-wave laser." Optics letters 43, no. 1 (2018): 78-81. (Note: This is the first experimental validation of CLGU)
  • Redding, MacKenzie Ryan, Scott Alan Gold, and Thomas Graham Spears. "Non-contact acoustic inspection method for additive manufacturing processes." U.S. Patent 10,073,060, issued September 11, 2018.
  • Arora, Ruchika, and Gajendra Singh. "Key Challenges and Resolutions for Atmospheric Turbulence Effect Removal." International Journal of Grid and Distributed Computing 11, no. 11 (2018): 39-52.
  • Zhao, Yang, Jianwei Chen, Jihua Sun, Jiangfeng Song, Jian Ma, Shuai Liu, and Yinian Zhu. "Applications of laser ultrasonic technique on nondestructive testing and evaluation of materials." In MATEC Web of Conferences, vol. 173, p. 02033. EDP Sciences, 2018.
  • Qin, Xujia, Zheng Hongbo, Liuyan Ren, Lingling Ke, and Meiyu Zhang. "A Single Image Fast Deblurring Algorithm based on Hyper-Laplacian Model." IET Image Processing (2018).
  • Pouli, Tania, Erik Reinhard, and Douglas W. Cunningham. "Gradients, Edges, and Contrast." Encyclopedia of Image Processing (2018): 234.
  • Johnson, Jami L., Mervyn Merrilees, Jeffrey Shragge, and Kasper van Wijk. "All-Optical Extravascular Laser-Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaque in Excised Carotid Artery." Photoacoustics (2018).
  • Wen, Lianghua, Ping Yang, Shuai Wang, Shanqui Chen, L. I. U. Wenjing, Wei Bai, Zhiqiang Xu, Feilong Wang, and Bing Xu. "Fast Restoration of Aberration-Degraded Extended Object Based on Local Region Abstraction." IEEE Photonics Journal 10, no. 4 (2018): 1-13.
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  • Hoon Sohn, "Laser based structural health monitoring for civil, mechanical, and aerospace systems," Proc. SPIE 8345, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2012, 834502, doi:10.1117/12.921722.
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  • Bo Wen, Qiheng Zhang and Jianlin Zhang, "Further optimization of SeDDaRA blind image deconvolution algorithm and its DSP implementation", Proc. SPIE 8005, 800502 (2011); doi:10.1117/12.901617.
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  • Laser Ultrasound--A class of techniques that generate or detect ultrasonic waves in materials using lasers.
  • CLGU--Continuous Laser Generation of Ultrasound.  This is a new method of generating ultrasound in materials using a high-powered continuous-wave laser.   
  • GCLAD--Gas-coupled Laser Acoustic Detection.  A method of detecting ultrasound where a laser's path is altered by the wave passing though the beam.
  • Dulcian--Our custom photodetector made specifically for GCLAD systems.
  • Blind Deconvolution--A class of methods that identify the blur in an image and attempt to remove the blur to restore the image.
  • SeDDaRA--A blind deconvolution method that identifies the blur in an image through comparison with a similar, but un-blurred image.
  • Tria--Our image processing progam that allows for easy application of SeDDaRA and host of other uncommon image processing methods.
  • ImPASS--Image Phase Alignment Super-Sampling--a method of combining a set of low resolution images into a single high resolution image.
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