Open AccessAn upper-bound metric for characterizing spectral and spatial coregistration errors in spectral imaging
Author(s) -
T. Skauli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.000918
Subject(s) - hyperspectral imaging , computer science , full spectral imaging , spectral imaging , point spread function , pixel , optics , image resolution , offset (computer science) , metric (unit) , multispectral image , artificial intelligence , computer vision , remote sensing , physics , geology , operations management , economics , programming language
Coregistration errors in multi- and hyperspectral imaging sensors arise when the spatial sensitivity pattern differs between bands or when the spectral response varies across the field of view, potentially leading to large errors in the recorded image data. In imaging spectrometers, spectral and spatial offset errors are customarily specified as "smile" and "keystone" distortions. However these characteristics do not account for errors resulting from variations in point spread function shape or spectral bandwidth. This paper proposes improved metrics for coregistration error both in the spatial and spectral dimensions. The metrics are essentially the integrated difference between point spread functions. It is shown that these metrics correspond to an upper bound on the error in image data. The metrics enable estimation of actual data errors for a given image, and can be used as part of the merit function in optical design optimization, as well as for benchmarking of spectral image sensors.