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To enhance single-photon imaging in complex scenarios through the development of a physics-informed deep neural network framework.

January 18, 2026IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

Single-Photon Imaging in Complex Scenarios via Physics-Informed Deep Neural Networks

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To enhance single-photon imaging in complex scenarios through the development of a physics-informed deep neural network framework.
Proposed a physics-informed deep neural network integrated with imaging physics for unsupervised learning.
Tailored U-Net architecture with multi-scale spatiotemporal priors to improve photon-utilization efficiency.
Implemented volume rendering and dual-branch structure for enhanced adaptability to depth variations and fog occlusion.
Validated performance through numerical simulations and real-world experiments.
Achieved lower root mean-squared error compared to traditional imaging methods.
Demonstrated robust performance in low signal-to-background ratio scenarios and large fields of view.
Showed superior generalization capabilities over supervised approaches.
Confirmed exceptional reconstruction quality in multiple depth and fog interference tests.

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Demonstrates improved imaging quality in complex environments using a novel deep learning framework, suggesting broader applications in challenging scenarios.

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Cai et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696c77afeb60fb80d1395f52 https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2026.3654264

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Demonstrates improved imaging quality in complex environments using a novel deep learning framework, suggesting broader applications in challenging scenarios.

Single-Photon Imaging in Complex Scenarios via Physics-Informed Deep Neural Networks

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Single-Photon Imaging in Complex Scenarios via Physics-Informed Deep Neural Networks

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