Super-Resolution Reconstruction of Terahertz Images Based on Residual Generative Adversarial Network with Enhanced Attention

Abstract

Terahertz (THz) waves are widely used in the field of non-destructive testing (NDT). However, terahertz images have issues with limited spatial resolution and fuzzy features because of the constraints of the imaging equipment and imaging algorithms. To solve these problems, we propose a residual generative adversarial network based on enhanced attention (EA), which aims to pay more attention to the reconstruction of textures and details while not influencing the image outlines. Our method successfully recovers detailed texture information from low-resolution images, as demonstrated by experiments on the benchmark datasets Set5 and Set14. To use the network to improve the resolution of terahertz images, we create an image degradation algorithm and a database of terahertz degradation images. Finally, the real reconstruction of terahertz images confirms the effectiveness of our method.