Does deblurring improve geometrical hyperspectral unmixing?

IEEE Trans Image Process. 2014 Mar;23(3):1169-80. doi: 10.1109/TIP.2014.2300822.

Abstract

In this paper, we consider hyperspectral unmixing problems where the observed images are blurred during the acquisition process, e.g., in microscopy and spectroscopy. We derive a joint observation and mixing model and show how it affects end-member identifiability within the geometrical unmixing framework. An analysis of the model reveals that nonnegative blurring results in a contraction of both the minimum-volume enclosing and maximum-volume enclosed simplex. We demonstrate this contraction property in the case of a spectrally invariant point-spread function. The benefit of prior deconvolution on the accuracy of the restored sources and abundances is illustrated using simulated and real Raman spectroscopic data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Artifacts*
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Microscopy / methods*
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman / methods*