Super-resolution with annular binary phase filter in the 4Pi-confocal system

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 640-644

  Yun, Maojin ^a   Wang, Mei ^a   Liu, Liren ^b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

4Pi confocal system; Annular binary pure phase filter; Super resolution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; VECTORS;

4PI-CONFOCAL SYSTEM; ANNULAR BINARY PURE PHASE FILTER; SUPER-RESOLUTION;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 27344444477     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/7/11/004     Document Type: Article

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