DocumentCode
690156
Title
The resolution limit for far-field optical imaging
Author
Narimanov, Evgenii E.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Using the methods of the information theory, we derive the fundamental limit to the resolution of optical imaging, and demonstrate that in the far-field, contrary to the conventional wisdom, it is not equal or close to one half of the wavelength.
Keywords
image resolution; optical images; far-field optical imaging; image resolution limit; information theory methods; Detectors; Image resolution; Noise; Noise measurement; Optical imaging; Optical surface waves; Signal resolution;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834549
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