This paper investigates a highly parallel extension of the single-pixel camera based on a focal plane array. It discusses the practical challenges that arise when implementing such an architecture and demonstrates that system-specific optical effects must be measured and integrated within the system model for accurate image reconstruction. Three different projection lenses were used to evaluate the ability of the system to accommodate varying degrees of optical imperfection. Reconstruction of binary and grayscale objects using system-specific models and Nesterov's proximal gradient method produced images with higher spatial resolution and lower reconstruction error than using either bicubic interpolation or a theoretical system model that assumes ideal optical behavior. The high-quality images produced using relatively few observations suggest that higher throughput imaging may be achieved with such architectures than with conventional single-pixel cameras. The optical design considerations and quantitative performance metrics proposed here may lead to improved image reconstruction for similar highly parallel systems.
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