Defocused transfer function for a partially coherent microscope and application to phase retrieval

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

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 828-831

  Sheppard, Colin J R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE MODULATION;

DEFOCUSED TRANSFER FUNCTION; PARTIALLY COHERENT MICROSCOPE; PHASE RESTORATION; PHASE RETRIEVAL;

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

EID: 2342571561     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.000828     Document Type: Article

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