Spectral Sensitivity Estimation with an Uncalibrated Diffraction Grating

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Main Authors: Makabe, Lilika, Santo, Hiroaki, Okura, Fumio, Brown, Michael S., Matsushita, Yasuyuki
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Published: 2025
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author Makabe, Lilika
Santo, Hiroaki
Okura, Fumio
Brown, Michael S.
Matsushita, Yasuyuki
author_facet Makabe, Lilika
Santo, Hiroaki
Okura, Fumio
Brown, Michael S.
Matsushita, Yasuyuki
contents This paper introduces a practical and accurate calibration method for camera spectral sensitivity using a diffraction grating. Accurate calibration of camera spectral sensitivity is crucial for various computer vision tasks, including color correction, illumination estimation, and material analysis. Unlike existing approaches that require specialized narrow-band filters or reference targets with known spectral reflectances, our method only requires an uncalibrated diffraction grating sheet, readily available off-the-shelf. By capturing images of the direct illumination and its diffracted pattern through the grating sheet, our method estimates both the camera spectral sensitivity and the diffraction grating parameters in a closed-form manner. Experiments on synthetic and real-world data demonstrate that our method outperforms conventional reference target-based methods, underscoring its effectiveness and practicality.
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spellingShingle Spectral Sensitivity Estimation with an Uncalibrated Diffraction Grating
Makabe, Lilika
Santo, Hiroaki
Okura, Fumio
Brown, Michael S.
Matsushita, Yasuyuki
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
This paper introduces a practical and accurate calibration method for camera spectral sensitivity using a diffraction grating. Accurate calibration of camera spectral sensitivity is crucial for various computer vision tasks, including color correction, illumination estimation, and material analysis. Unlike existing approaches that require specialized narrow-band filters or reference targets with known spectral reflectances, our method only requires an uncalibrated diffraction grating sheet, readily available off-the-shelf. By capturing images of the direct illumination and its diffracted pattern through the grating sheet, our method estimates both the camera spectral sensitivity and the diffraction grating parameters in a closed-form manner. Experiments on synthetic and real-world data demonstrate that our method outperforms conventional reference target-based methods, underscoring its effectiveness and practicality.
title Spectral Sensitivity Estimation with an Uncalibrated Diffraction Grating
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00330