Multi focus image fusion by differential evolution algorithm

In applications of imaging system one of the major problems is the limited depth of field which disallow to obtain all-in-focus image. However, microscopic and photographic applications desire to have all-in-focus images. One of the most popular ways to obtain all-in-focus images is the multi focus image fusion. In this paper a novel spatial domain multi focus image fusion method is presented. The method, firstly, calculates point spread functions of the source images by using a technique based on differential evolution algorithm. Then the fused image is constructed by using these point spread functions. Furthermore, the proposed method and other well-known methods are compared in terms of quantitative and visual evaluation.

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