Optical Superresolution

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Fourier Transform and Fourier Optics

   • Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

   Pages 1-8

3. Degrees of Freedom and Wigner Distribution

   • Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

   Pages 9-20

4. The Concept of Superresolution

   • Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

   Pages 21-33

5. Diffractive Superresolution

   • Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

   Pages 35-95

6. Complex Adaptation

   • Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

   Pages 97-182

7. Geometrical Superresolution

   • Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

   Pages 183-208

8. Noise Equivalent Superresolution

   • Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

   Pages 209-211

9. Some Industrial Examples

   • Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

   Pages 213-243

10. Back Matter

    Pages 245-255

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This book explores ways to improve the classical resolution limits of an imaging system. Various approaches dealing with exceeding the limita­ tions of the lens aperture, the pixel's size in the camera, and the noise generated at the detector are presented and analyzed. The book starts by presenting the theoretical foundations and by introducing the back­ ground and the related terms and then proceeds into the desired system analysis. Despite the fact that the book tends to provide the mathematical background required to follow the presented derivations, it assumes that the reader has acquired a basic knowledge in optical Fourier processing. Ifthis is not the case, we strongly advise using Goodman's book: Intro­ duction to Fourier Optics as mandatory prereading material. The book is mainly intended for a graduated audience who may be researchers in an academy or engineers in the industry seeking information that may assist them in improving the performance of their electro-optical system design. The last chapter of the book is a more practical chapter that explores several industry-related examples and applications that may use the superresolution techniques in real industrial electro-optical systems. The most important feature of this book is its attempt to address an important subject that has not been addressed before, the subject of resolution and imaging, and to discuss techniques of how to exceed these classical limitations.

• Apertur
• Code Division Multiple Access
• Fourier transform
• SSOS
• cyclostationarity
• design
• distribution
• foundation
• lens
• noise
• optics
• research
• space
• system design
• technology

From the reviews:

"This book explores the ways to improve the classical resolution limits of an imaging system and provides novel approaches for achieving better results than would otherwise be possible with current imaging technology. … The most important feature of this book is its attempt to address an important subject that has not been addressed before, the subject of resolution and imaging, and to discuss techniques of how to exceed these classical limitations. The book includes novel approaches to deal with exceeding the resolution limits … ." (Yvon Renotte, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005)

• Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

  Zeev Zalevsky, David Mendlovic

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