Development framework of high-data-rate, real-time, remote imaging system for transient imaging
摘要
High-speed transient imaging is a crucial technique in the study of transient physics. The destructive scenarios in transient physics research put forward the requirement of real-time remote transmission for transient imaging systems. In the case of shorter survival times or higher image resolution, imaging systems need to satisfy real-time remote transmission with higher data rate. This paper proposes a novel development framework for high-data-rate real-time remote imaging system in transient imaging. The framework can simultaneously receive more than 160-channel differential data while achieving a remote transmission rate up to 300 Giga-bits per second (Gbps). Through reasonable hardware design and logical function design, the framework only requires minor targeted modifications when different image sensors are used. To address the challenges of serial data phase alignment and multi-channel data alignment under high data rates, the framework introduces a highly robust phase alignment method and a multi-channel data alignment approach. Based on the framework, a camera prototype with a frame rate of over 10,000 frames per second (fps) is developed and tested. Testing results demonstrate that the framework can meet all functions and indicators.