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View SchemaDiffusion in SPAD Signals
| Authors | Lior Dvir, Nadav Torem, Yoav Y. Schechner |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | 2601.07599vv1 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07599 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Abstract
We derive the likelihood of a raw signal in a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD), given a fixed photon flux. The raw signal comprises timing of detection events, which are nonlinearly related to the flux. Moreover, they are naturally stochastic. We then derive a score function of the signal. This is a key for solving inverse problems based on SPAD signals. We focus on deriving solutions involving a diffusion model, to express image priors. We demonstrate the effect of low or high photon counts, and the consequence of exploiting timing of detection events.
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