Signal-to-noise-ratio limit to the depth-of-field extension for imaging systems with an arbitrary pupil function

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

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 895-908

  Bagheri, Saeed ^a   Silveira, Paulo E X ^b   Barbastathis, George ^c  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CDM Optics Inc   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

ASPHERIC SURFACES; CONSERVATION THEOREMS; DEPTH OF FIELDS; PUPIL FUNCTIONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE; SNR IMPROVEMENTS; SPECTRAL SIGNALS; UPPER BOUNDS;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EID: 65249109800     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.000895     Document Type: Article

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