Noise2Noise Image Reconstruction of Lifetime Maps in Halide Perovskite Thin Films

We present an unsupervised deep-learning approach for lifetime map reconstruction from noisy time-resolved fluorescence imaging (TR-FLIM) datasets. In the context of semiconductor and photovoltaic device characterisation, this method is critical for accurately predicting solar cell performance and detecting early signs of degradation. More precisely, we consider an unsupervised Noise2Noise (N2N) training framework combined with physics-driven modelling for the quantitative reconstruction of lifetime maps. The proposed approach incorporates a log-linear fit in the N2N loss function and parameterises the unknown maps as outputs of a shallow neural network with a multi-branch architecture. By learning from multiple noisy acquisitions of the same scene, our method effectively allows an accurate estimation with shorter acquisition protocols, which translates into a lower risk of damage for the sample under consideration. Tests on simulated data and comparisons with available model-based approaches show that the proposed approach improves robustness w.r.t. noise levels with limited tuning of the regularisation/algorithmic parameters.