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Optimized signal-to-noise ratio with shot noise limited detection in Stimulated Raman Scattering microscopy
摘要： We describe our set-up for Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) microscopy with shot noise limited detection for a broad window of biologically relevant laser powers. This set-up is used to demonstrate that the highest signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in SRS with shot noise limited detection is achieved with a time-averaged laser power ratio of 1:2 of the unmodulated and modulated beam. In SRS, two different coloured laser beams are incident on a sample. If the energy difference between them matches a molecular vibration of a molecule, energy can be transferred from one beam to the other. By applying amplitude modulation to one of the beams, the modulation transfer to the other beam can be measured. The efficiency of this process is a direct measure for the number of molecules of interest in the focal volume. Combined with laser scanning microscopy, this technique allows for fast and sensitive imaging with sub-micrometre resolution. Recent technological advances have resulted in an improvement of the sensitivity of SRS applications, but few show shot noise limited detection. The dominant noise source in this SRS microscope is the shot noise of the unmodulated, detected beam. Under the assumption that photodamage is linear with the total laser power, the optimal SNR shifts away from equal beam powers, where the most signal is generated, to a 1:2 power ratio. Under these conditions the SNR is maximized and the total laser power that could induce photodamage is minimized. Compared to using a 1:1 laser power ratio, we show improved image quality and a signal-to-noise ratio improvement of 8 % in polystyrene beads and C. Elegans worms. Including a non-linear damage mechanism in the analysis, we find that the optimal power ratio converges to a 1:1 ratio with increasing order of the non-linear damage mechanism.
关键词： shot noise limited detection,signal-to-noise ratio,Nonlinear Raman microscopy
更新于2025-11-21 11:08:12
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Image Denoising Using Block-Rotation-Based SVD Filtering in Wavelet Domain
摘要： This paper proposes an image denoising method using singular value decomposition (SVD) with block-rotation-based operations in wavelet domain. First, we decompose a noisy image to some sub-blocks, and use the single-level discrete 2-D wavelet transform to decompose each sub-block into the low-frequency image part and the high-frequency parts. Then, we use SVD and rotation-based SVD with the rank-1 approximation to filter the noise of the different high-frequency parts, and get the denoised sub-blocks. Finally, we reconstruct the sub-block from the low-frequency part and the filtered the high-frequency parts by the inverse wavelet transform, and reorganize each denoised sub-blocks to obtain the final denoised image. Experiments show the effectiveness of this method, compared with relevant methods.
关键词： singular value decomposition,threshold denoising,structural similarity index,position,peak signal-to-noise ratio,image denoising
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Applications of Cell-Ratio Constant False-Alarm Rate Method in Coherent Doppler Wind Lidar
摘要： A cell-ratio constant false-alarm rate (CR-CFAR) method for detecting the Doppler frequency shift is proposed to improve the accuracy of velocity measured by coherent Doppler wind lidar (CWL) in low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) environments. The method analyzes the spectrum to solve issues of weak signal submergence in noise encountered in the widely used periodogram method. This characteristic is that the signal region slope is larger than the noise region slope in the frequency spectrum. We combined the ratio and CFAR to propose the CR-CFAR method. The peak area is discriminated from the spectrum using this method. By removing background noise, the peak signal is obtained along with the Doppler shift. To verify the CR-CFAR method, a campaign experiment using both CWL and a commercial Doppler lidar was performed in Hami, China (42°32' N, 94°03' E) during 1–7 June 2016. The results showed that the proposed method significantly improved the reliability of CWL data under low SNR conditions. The height—at which both horizontal wind speed correlativity and horizontal wind direction correlativity exceeded 0.99—increased by 65 m. The relative deviation of the horizontal wind speed at 120 m decreased from 40.37% to 11.04%. We used the CR-CFAR method to analyze continuous data. A greater number of wind field characteristics were obtained during observation compared to those obtained using the common wind field inversion method.
关键词： coherent Doppler wind lidar,cell-ratio constant false alarm rate (CR-CFAR),signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Fast Padé Transform for increasing the signal to noise ratio of spectra provided by STEAM pulse sequence
摘要： BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: There are two routine pulse-sequences for single voxel spectroscopy (SVS), point resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) and stimulated echo acquisition mode (STEAM). Although STEAM has several advantages in comparison to PRESS, signal/noise ratio (SNR) superiority of PRESS makes it the first choice for SVS. Application of Fast Padé transform (FPT) instead of Fast Furrier transform (FFT) might increase the SNR of the signal produced by STEAM pulse-sequence and therefore allows the benefits of its advantages. We aimed to evaluate and compare the noise root mean square (RMS) and SNR provided by STEAM pulse-sequence using both FPT and FFT. MATERIALS AND METHOD: A gelatin-based phantom was constructed in a 19-cm acrylic cylinder. The phantom had two normal/tumoral parts. The SVS was performed using a 3T MRI scanner. STEAM pulse-sequence were used with the following parameters: TR = 2000 ms, TM = 10 ms, and three TEs of 20, 135 and 270 ms with two data-points of 1024 and 512 and voxel-size of 1 cm3. The raw data were extracted and processed using both FFT and FPT estimators to produce the spectrum. The noise RMS and SNR of Cho and Cr metabolites were assessed. RESULTS: According to the results, noise RMS of spectra provided by FPT were decreased between 3619.01–14252.94% in comparison to FFT (p < 0.00001). The SNR of Cr1 and Cho peaks of the spectra provided by FPT were increased more than 96.80 and 97.18, respectively (0.00006 < p < 0.02). DISCUSSION: The difference of noise RMS’s provided by FPT are thousands percent less than FFT. This enormous decrease in noise provides a good increase of SNR. While the range of Cr1 and Cho SNR by FFT are between 41.55–120.32 the range of SNRs of these peaks provided by FPT are between 1719.99–9744.79, which implies a significant difference between the efficiency of FPT and FFT. CONCLUSION: This study showed that application of FPT in comparison to FFT can increase the spectra SNR and so that its usage can be helpful during the application of STEAM pulse-sequence which results in lower SNR in comparison to PRESS pulse-sequence. Thus, we should make use of the advantages of STEAM pulse-sequence.
关键词： Magnetic resonance spectroscopy,signal to noise ratio,STEAM pulse sequence,Fast Padé Transform,Fast Furrier Transform
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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SparseCast: Hybrid Digital-Analog Wireless Image Transmission Exploiting Frequency Domain Sparsity
摘要： A hybrid digital-analog wireless image transmission scheme, called SparseCast, is introduced, which provides graceful degradation with channel quality. SparseCast achieves improved end-to-end reconstruction quality while reducing the bandwidth requirement by exploiting frequency domain sparsity through compressed sensing. The proposed algorithm produces a linear relationship between the channel signal-to-noise ratio (CSNR) and peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), without requiring the channel state knowledge at the transmitter. This is particularly attractive when transmitting to multiple receivers or over unknown time-varying channels, as the receiver PSNR depends on the experienced channel quality, and is not bottlenecked by the worst channel. SparseCast is benchmarked against two alternative algorithms: SoftCast and BCS-SPL. Our findings show that the proposed algorithm outperforms SoftCast by approximately 3.1 dB and BCS-SPL by 14.8 dB.
关键词： hybrid digital-analog,compressed sensing,channel signal-to-noise ratio,frequency domain sparsity,peak signal-to-noise ratio,wireless image transmission
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Novel OSNR Measurement Techniques Based on Optical Spectrum Analysis and their Application to Coherent-Detection Systems
摘要： We discuss and review in-service Optical-Signal-to-Noise-Ratio measurement techniques with a focus on methods relying on optical spectrum analysis. We briefly review the OSNR definition and the measurement procedure employed in early multi-wavelength systems with in-line amplification, and present in detail the development of the spectrum-based OSNR measurement methods to account for polarized, filtered DWDM signals, and further still, to the current generation of DWDM systems based on coherent detection. We present mathematical implementations for the measurement of polarized signals and their evolution to a reference-based method, suitable for measuring polarization-multiplexed signals independent of coherent transmission formats and receiver metrics. The performance of this reference-based technique is illustrated in a wide range of coherent transmission use cases, thus demonstrating its tolerance to fiber non-linearity induced spectral deformation of the signal. We also explain and demonstrate the ability of this technique to discriminate the amplified spontaneous emission noise due to in-line amplifiers from “Gaussian-like” noise generated in a non-linear operating regime. Finally, we present an extension of this OSNR measurement technique for links where in-line filtering causes significant spectral deformations of the signal and we show how it can be applied to troubleshooting and maintenance-monitoring use cases. The OSNR measurement statistics across all test conditions indicate accuracy levels suitable for use in deployed DWDM networks with ROADMs and coherent transponders.
关键词： signal to noise ratio,optical receivers,optical fiber testing,Optical fiber communication
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Comparison and Noise Suppression of the Transmitted and Reflected Photoplethysmography Signals
摘要： The photoplethysmography (PPG) is inevitably corrupted by many kinds of noise no matter whether its acquisition mode is transmittance or reflectance. To enhance the quality of PPG signals, many studies have made great progress in PPG denoising by adding extra sensors and developing complex algorithms. Considering the reasonable cost, compact size, and real-time and easy implementation, this study proposed a simple real-time denoising method based on double median filters which can be integrated in microcontroller of commercial or portable pulse oximeters without adding extra hardware. First, we used the boundary extension to preserve the signal boundary distortion and designed a first median filter with the time window at approximately 78 ms to eliminate the high-frequency components of the signal. Then, through the second median filter with a time window which was about 780 ms, we estimated the low-frequency components. Finally, we removed the estimated low-frequency components from the signal to obtain the denoised signal. Through comparing the multiple sets of signals under calmly sitting and slightly moving postures, the PPG signals contained noises no matter whether collected by the transmittance-mode or the reflectance-mode. To evaluate the proposed method, we conducted measured, simulated experiments and a strong noisy environment experiment. Through comparing the morphology distortions, frequency spectra, and the signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), the results showed that the proposed method can suppress noise effectively and preserve the essential morphological features from PPG signals. As a result, the proposed method can enhance the quality of PPG signals and, thus, can contribute to the improvement of the calculation accuracy of the subsequent physiological parameters. In addition, the proposed method could be a good choice to address the real-time noise reduction of portable PPG measuring instruments.
关键词： median filters,photoplethysmography,PPG,signal-to-noise ratio,motion artifacts,denoising
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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[IEEE 2018 41st International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology (ISSE) - Zlatibor, Serbia (2018.5.16-2018.5.20)] 2018 41st International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology (ISSE) - Implementation of the Audio Signal Transmission System Using Wavelength Division Multiplexing
摘要： The idea of this paper is to utilize the advantages of the optical fibers over conventional wiring methods in order to construct a system for transmitting analog stereo audio signal. The main goal is to create a low-cost analog stereo audio transmitting system using one optical fiber, with sophisticated sound quality. The system was built for transmitting an analog audio signals over plastic optical fiber by applying multiplexing over wavelengths. This method enables the transmitting of two analog audio signals over a single optical fiber. As a result, the audio signal can be transmitted over long ranges and using only one transmitting medium. In comparison with coaxial wired analog audio systems, optical fiber wired analog audio system has better signal-to-noise ratio, better frequency response and wider bandwidth.
关键词： wavelength division multiplexing,plastic optical fiber,analog stereo audio signal,optical fibers,signal-to-noise ratio
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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[IEEE 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) - Chicago, IL, USA (2019.6.16-2019.6.21)] 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) - Synchrotron and optical probing of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite halides for photovoltaics
摘要： Supporting high data rate wireless connectivity among wearable devices in a dense indoor environment is challenging. This is primarily due to bandwidth scarcity when many users operate multiple devices simultaneously. The millimeter-wave (mmWave) band has the potential to address this bottleneck, thanks to more spectrum and less interference because of signal blockage at these frequencies. In this paper, we explain the potential and challenges associated with using mmWave for wearable networks. To provide a means for concrete analysis, we present a system model that admits easy analysis of dense, indoor mmWave wearable networks. We evaluate the performance of the system while considering the unique propagation features at mmWave frequencies, such as human body blockages and re?ections from walls. One conclusion is that the non-isotropy of the surroundings relative to a reference user causes variations in system performance depending on the user location, body orientation, and density of the network. The impact of using antenna arrays is quanti?ed through analytic closed-form expressions that incorporate antenna gain and directivity. It is shown that using directional antennas, positioning the transceiver devices appropriately, and orienting the human user body in certain directions depending on the user location result in gigabits-per-second achievable ergodic rates for mmWave wearable networks.
关键词： personal communication networks,wearable computers,signal to noise ratio,Millimeter wave communication,performance analysis,analytic models,indoor communication,internet of things,virtual reality
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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[IEEE 2019 Chinese Automation Congress (CAC) - Hangzhou, China (2019.11.22-2019.11.24)] 2019 Chinese Automation Congress (CAC) - Temperature Compensation of Laser Triangular Displacement Sensor
摘要： This paper focuses on the end-to-end signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) maximization for full-duplex massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) amplify-and-forward (AF) relay systems in the presence of direct link. First, we rigorously prove the asymptotic optimality of the maximum-ratio combining/maximum-ratio transmission (MRC/MRT) relaying strategy by taking into account the massive MIMO setup. Then, concerning the equivalent optimization problem with respect to source beamformer, we advocate a two-tier iterative algorithm relying on bi-section search, which guarantees a globally optimal solution. As a byproduct of this approach, we show that the optimal source beamformer has an interesting generalized channel matching structure associated with both source-relay and source-destination links. In addition to the optimal design, we devise a high SNR approximation-based suboptimal scheme, which admits a closed-form solution. Simulation results verify the advantage of our full-duplex relaying designs, and also demonstrate a negligible performance gap between the proposed optimal and suboptimal methods.
关键词： signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) maximization,massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO),Full-duplex amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying,direct link
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57