Flying with Photons: Rendering Novel Views of Propagating Light https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.
Close your eyes and picture the iconic “bullet time” scene from “The Matrix”—the one where Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, dodges bullets in slow motion. Now imagine being able to witness the same effect, but instead of speeding bullets, you’re watching something that moves one million times faster: light itself.
Computer scientists from the University of Toronto have built an advanced camera setup that can visualize light in motion from any perspective, opening avenues for further inquiry into new types of 3D sensing techniques.
The researchers developed a sophisticated AI algorithm that can simulate what an ultra-fast scene—a pulse of light speeding through a pop bottle or bouncing off a mirror—would look like from any vantage point.
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