Waverfront Coded Imaging: Infinite Depth of Field at Large..

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Nicholas O. Lindan wrote:

> Wavefront Coded Imaging:

- "Haven't we seen this before, some years ago already?"

- "Yes, we have."

- "What has become of it since then?"

- "Well, it's still being presented as something new. So..."

- "Oh..."

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"Nicholas O. Lindan" <see@sig.com> wrote in message
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> Wavefront Coded Imaging:
>
> By manipulating the digital data from a system equipped
> with a lens
> more suited to a Diana - in which everything is uniformly
> fuzzy -
> depth of field can be dramatically increased.
>
> From
>
> www.cdm-optics.com/wave/pubs/Appli [...] maging.pdf
>
> "Wavefront coded imaging systems typically consist of a
> digital detector, conventional optics retrofitted with
> an optical element which has a surface which is
> non-spherical
> and circular asymmetric."
>
> The new system is described starting Page 6.
>
> Google for "waverfront coded imaging" for more.
>
> Digital imaging is going to get a whole lot more
> interesting.
> How long until a consumer version appears?
>
> --
> Nicholas O. Lindan, Consulting Engineer
> Unmung to reply: n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com
>
This is an interesting paper, thanks for posting the link.


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