Transverse or axial superresolution with radial birefringent filter

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

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1869-1874

  Yun, Maojin ^a   Liu, Liren ^a   Sun, Jianfeng ^a   Liu, De'an ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFRACTION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; POLARIZATION;

FRESNEL APPROXIMATION; RADIAL BIREFRINGENT FILTER; SUPERRESOLUTION TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 5644288974     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.001869     Document Type: Article

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