• 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
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=690156