Axial Imaging Necessitates Loss of Lateral Shift Invariance
Applied Optics, Vol. 41, Issue 29, pp. 6055-6061 (2002)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.41.006055
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Abstract
We conjecture that the lateral shift invariance of an imaging system must be limited if axial imaging capability is desired. We develop shift-invariance and depth-resolution metrics and demonstrate the trade-off in simple representative systems.
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OCIS Codes
(110.2990) Imaging systems : Image formation theory
(110.6880) Imaging systems : Three-dimensional image acquisition
Citation
Andy Stein and George Barbastathis, "Axial Imaging Necessitates Loss of Lateral Shift Invariance," Appl. Opt. 41, 6055-6061 (2002)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-41-29-6055
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