Thin infrared imaging systems through multichannel sampling
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2008
Abstract
The size of infrared camera systems can be reduced by collecting low-resolution images in parallel with multiple narrow-aperture lenses rather than collecting a single high-resolution image with one wide-aperture lens. We describe an infrared imaging system that uses a three-by-three lenslet array with an optical system length of 2.3 mm and achieves Rayleigh criteria resolution comparable with a conventional single-lens system with an optical system length of 26 mm. The high-resolution final image generated by this system is reconstructed from the low-resolution images gathered by each lenslet. This is accomplished using superresolution reconstruction algorithms based on linear and nonlinear interpolation algorithms. Two implementations of the ultrathin camera are demonstrated and their performances are compared with that of a conventional infrared camera. © 2008 Optical Society of America.
Publication Title
Applied Optics
Recommended Citation
Shankar, M.,
Willett, R.,
Pitsianis, N.,
Schulz, T.,
Gibbons, R.,
Te Kolste, R.,
Carriere, J.,
Chen, C.,
Prather, D.,
&
Brady, D.
(2008).
Thin infrared imaging systems through multichannel sampling.
Applied Optics,
47(10).
http://doi.org/10.1364/AO.47.0000B1
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