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Applied Optics

APPLICATIONS-CENTERED RESEARCH IN OPTICS

  • Editor: Joseph N. Mait
  • Vol. 51, Iss. 20 — Jul. 10, 2012
  • pp: 4810–4817

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Design of a multichannel, multiresolution smart imaging system

Gebirie Y. Belay, Youri Meuret, Heidi Ottevaere, Peter Veelaert, and Hugo Thienpont  »View Author Affiliations


Applied Optics, Vol. 51, Issue 20, pp. 4810-4817 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.004810


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Abstract

This paper presents the design of a multichannel imaging system where the different optical channels have a different angular resolution and field-of-view. Such an imaging system is able to resolve fine details in a small region of interest through the channel that has the highest angular resolution (0.0096°) while controlling the surrounding region through the channel that has the widest field-of-view (2×40°). An interesting feature of such a multichannel, multiresolution imaging system is that various image processing algorithms can be applied at different segments of the image sensor. We have designed a three channel imaging system where each optical channel consists of four aspheric lens surfaces. These three imaging channels share a single image sensor with a resolution of 1440×960 and a 10 μm pixel size. All imaging channels have diffraction-limited performance ensuring good overall image quality.

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OCIS Codes
(080.3620) Geometric optics : Lens system design
(110.4190) Imaging systems : Multiple imaging
(220.3620) Optical design and fabrication : Lens system design

ToC Category:
Imaging Systems

History
Original Manuscript: February 24, 2012
Revised Manuscript: May 28, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: May 28, 2012
Published: July 9, 2012

Citation
Gebirie Y. Belay, Youri Meuret, Heidi Ottevaere, Peter Veelaert, and Hugo Thienpont, "Design of a multichannel, multiresolution smart imaging system," Appl. Opt. 51, 4810-4817 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-51-20-4810

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