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11 August 1995 Aspheric optical elements for extended depth-of-field imaging
Joseph van der Gracht, Edward R. Dowski Jr., W. Thomas Cathey Jr., John P. Bowen
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Abstract
We provide experimental verification of the performance of an optical-digital imaging system that delivers near diffraction limited imaging over a wide depth of field. A custom aspheric optical element is used to modify an incoherent optical system so that the generated optical image is nearly independent of misfocus-induced blur. The resulting image, called an intermediate image, is not spatially diffraction limited. Digital processing of the intermediate image produces a final image that forms a close approximation to the diffraction limited image. The combined effect of the optical-digital system is to image objects independently of focus or range, that is, the system has an extended depth of field.
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Joseph van der Gracht, Edward R. Dowski Jr., W. Thomas Cathey Jr., and John P. Bowen "Aspheric optical elements for extended depth-of-field imaging", Proc. SPIE 2537, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization, (11 August 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.216392
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KEYWORDS
Imaging systems

Digital filtering

Optical transfer functions

Modulation transfer functions

Spatial frequencies

Diffraction

Sensors

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