Role of optics in the accuracy of depth-from-defocus systems

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

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 967-972

  Blayvas, Ilya ^a   Kimmel, Ron ^a   Rivlin, Ehud ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DEPTH-FROM-DEFOCUS SYSTEMS; IMAGE NOISE; IMAGE SPECTRUM;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LENSES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34248401679     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000967     Document Type: Article

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