Open AccessEvolutionary paths in imaging and recent trends
Author(s) -
Joseph N. Mait,
Ravindra A. Athale,
Joseph van der Gracht
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.11.002093
Subject(s) - wavefront , computer science , medical imaging , spectral imaging , imaging science , encoding (memory) , optics , image processing , artificial intelligence , optical imaging , computer vision , adaptive optics , image (mathematics) , physics
An examination of recent trends in imaging reveals a movement toward systems that balance processing between optics and electronics. Imaging applications include conventional imaging to produce visually pleasing images, special purpose imaging whose output is also an image but with enhanced characteristics, and functional imaging to produce information about a scene from optical data. We identify three approaches to computational imaging that are capable of achieving these goals: wavefront encoding, multiplex imaging, and feature extraction.