Sensors 2009, 9(10), 8215-8229; doi:10.3390/s91008215
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Sensor Calibration Based on Incoherent Optical Fiber Bundles (IOFB) Used For Remote Image Transmission

José L. Lázaro 1,* email, Pedro R. Fernández 1 email, Alfredo Gardel 1 email, Angel E. Cano 2 email and Carlos A. Luna 1 email
1 Electronics Department, University of Alcalá, Superior Polytechnic School, Universitary Campus, Alcalá de Henares (28871), Madrid, Spain 2 Telecommunication Department, University of Oriente, Av. de las Américas, SN, Santiago de Cuba (90900), Cuba
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Received: 26 August 2009; in revised form: 11 September 2009 / Accepted: 25 September 2009 / Published: 19 October 2009
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Image Sensors)
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Abstract: Image transmission using incoherent optical fiber bundles (IOFB) requires prior calibration to obtain the spatial in-out fiber correspondence in order to reconstruct the image captured by the pseudo-sensor. This information is recorded in a Look-Up Table (LUT), used later for reordering the fiber positions and reconstructing the original image. This paper presents a method based on line-scan to obtain the in-out correspondence. The results demonstrate that this technique yields a remarkable reduction in processing time and increased image quality by introducing a fiber detection algorithm, an intensity compensation process and finally, a single interpolation algorithm.
Keywords: image sensor; image transmission; sensor calibration; optical fiber sensors

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Lázaro, J.L.; Fernández, P.R.; Gardel, A.; Cano, A.E.; Luna, C.A. Sensor Calibration Based on Incoherent Optical Fiber Bundles (IOFB) Used For Remote Image Transmission. Sensors 2009, 9, 8215-8229.

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Lázaro JL, Fernández PR, Gardel A, Cano AE, Luna CA. Sensor Calibration Based on Incoherent Optical Fiber Bundles (IOFB) Used For Remote Image Transmission. Sensors. 2009; 9(10):8215-8229.

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Lázaro, José L.; Fernández, Pedro R.; Gardel, Alfredo; Cano, Angel E.; Luna, Carlos A. 2009. "Sensor Calibration Based on Incoherent Optical Fiber Bundles (IOFB) Used For Remote Image Transmission." Sensors 9, no. 10: 8215-8229.

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