Wavelet-FFT filter applied to non uniformity correction in infrared imaging system

Abstract

In this paper, we use the recently presented wavelet-FFT filter [1] to reduce the nonuniformity noise that affect almost all infrared imaging systems. The wavelet-FFT filter was originally developed to compensate the one-dimensional noise known as stripping noise. We perform an extension of this methodology in order to compensate the two-dimensional noise that degrades infrared imagery. The principal hypothesis of this work is that the two-dimensional focal-plane array can be considered as the composition of vertical and horizontal one-dimensional array sensors. Under this assumption we use a specific design of the wavelet filter to synthesize a replica of the two-dimensional noise and then recover the real incident radiation. The method is evaluated using real mid- and long-wave infrared data from two cameras. The results show the promising performance of the wavelet-FFT filter when is applied in infrared imaging system such as self heating effect. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.