Focal distribution for superresolving toraldo filters

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 849-856

  Sheppard, C J R ^a   Calvert, G ^a   Wheatland, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0012984017     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.000849     Document Type: Article

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