Implicit Neural Speckle Denoising

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.06574v1
• Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:36:51 GMT
• Title: Implicit Neural Speckle Denoising
• Abstract summary: We introduce a training-free framework that combines a neural representation with an aperture-aware maximum-likelihood to recover dynamic, speckle-free imagery directly from noisy observations.<n>Results show improved spatial fidelity, temporal consistency, and varying speckle statistics relative to classical, unsupervised, and supervised observations.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Speckle fundamentally limits coherent imaging by introducing multiplicative, spatially correlated noise that obscures scene structure. Removing speckle noise from dynamic scenes--that do not benefit from conventional speckle averaging--is particularly challenging. We introduce a training-free framework that combines a spatiotemporal implicit neural representation with an aperture-aware maximum-likelihood formulation to recover dynamic, speckle-free imagery directly from noisy observations. The coherent likelihood explicitly models the aperture-dependent spatial covariance of speckle, enabling adaptation to arbitrary pupil geometries without retraining. A matrix-free implementation based on FFT-accelerated operators, stochastic approximations, and conjugate gradients makes optimization practical for realistic image sizes. Meanwhile, a blind holdout criterion provides automatic early stopping without clean reference data. Simulated and laboratory results demonstrate improved spatial fidelity, temporal consistency, and robustness to varying speckle statistics relative to classical, unsupervised, and supervised baselines.

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