Reduced depth of field in incoherent hybrid imaging systems

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 29, 2002, Pages 6062-6074

  Sherif, Sherif S ^a   Cathey, W Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MONOCHROMATORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTODETECTORS;

DIGITAL POSTPROCESSING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037057778     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.006062     Document Type: Article

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