Informational Limits in Optical Polarimetry and Vectorial Imaging
Authors: Foreman, Matthew R.
Free Preview- A study with profound implications for exploitation of polarization in optical measurements
- Provides new quantitative means to establish precision limit and to model arbitrary fields
- Nominated as an outstanding contribution by Imperial College London
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Central to this thesis is the characterisation and exploitation of electromagnetic properties of light in imaging and measurement systems. To this end an information theoretic approach is used to formulate a hitherto lacking, quantitative definition of polarisation resolution, and to establish fundamental precision limits in electromagnetic systems. Furthermore rigorous modelling tools are developed for propagation of arbitrary electromagnetic fields, including for example stochastic fields exhibiting properties such as partial polarisation, through high numerical aperture optics. Finally these ideas are applied to the development, characterisation and optimisation of a number of topical optical systems: polarisation imaging; multiplexed optical data storage; and single molecule measurements. The work has implications for all optical imaging systems where polarisation of light is of concern.
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-5
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Fundamentals of Probability Theory
Pages 7-25
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Information and Estimation Theory
Pages 27-45
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Vectorial Optics
Pages 47-85
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Information in Polarimetry
Pages 87-116
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Informational Limits in Optical Polarimetry and Vectorial Imaging
- Authors
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- Matthew R. Foreman
- Series Title
- Springer Theses
- Copyright
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-28528-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-28528-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-28527-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-43568-3
- Series ISSN
- 2190-5053
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVI, 232
- Topics
