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Fidelity optimization for aberration-tolerant hybrid imaging systems
Author(s) -
Tom Vettenburg,
Nicholas Bustin,
Andrew R. Harvey
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.009220
Subject(s) - optical transfer function , optics , phase modulation , modulation (music) , point spread function , tolerance analysis , phase (matter) , computer science , phase noise , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering drawing , acoustics , engineering
Several phase-modulation functions have been reported to decrease the aberration variance of the modulation-transfer-function (MTF) in aberration-tolerant hybrid imaging systems. The choice of this phase-modulation function is crucial for optimization of the overall system performance. To prevent a significant loss in signal-to-noise ratio, it is common to enforce restorability constraints on the MTF, requiring trade of aberration-tolerance and noise-gain. Instead of optimizing specific MTF characteristics, we directly minimize the expected imaging-error of the joint design. This method is used to compare commonly used phase-modulation functions: the antisymmetric generalized cubic polynomial and fourth-degree rotational symmetric phase-modulation. The analysis shows how optimal imaging performance is obtained using moderate phase-modulation, and more importantly, the relative merits of the above functions.

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