The convergence of photonic instrumentation and digital image processing represents a fascinating frontier in technology, offering unprecedented opportunities for innovation and advancement across various fields. Photonic instrumentation, with its emphasis on harnessing light and optical phenomena, has long been integral to scientific research, medical diagnostics and industrial applications. Meanwhile, digital image processing, driven by powerful computational algorithms, has revolutionised how we capture, analyse, and interpret visual information (Yu et al., 2023). Computer Vision technology is inspired by the human visual system’s ability to perceive 3D information, allowing for the analysis of images and videos from cameras (Sun et al., 2024).