Multiple Incoherent Deconvolutions for Improving the Image Resolution of Diffraction‐Limited Imaging Systems

A new method of imaging with enhanced resolution beyond the diffraction limit is proposed and demonstrated. The target is imaged multiple times, each time with a different phase mask on the aperture of the imaging system. Nonlinear Wiener deconvolution (NWD) reconstructs each image according to the...

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Main Authors: Jawahar Prabhakar Desai, Vijayakumar Anand, Joseph Rosen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2025-05-01
Series:Advanced Photonics Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400141
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description A new method of imaging with enhanced resolution beyond the diffraction limit is proposed and demonstrated. The target is imaged multiple times, each time with a different phase mask on the aperture of the imaging system. Nonlinear Wiener deconvolution (NWD) reconstructs each image according to the corresponding aperture, and as a result, an image of the target with improved resolution is obtained. The relatively high noise level of each resulting image is eliminated by averaging the multiple deconvolution results. NWD is compared to linear Wiener deconvolution with and without different phase masks. System users can tune the number of imaging events as a tradeoff between low noise and high resolution and between low noise and a low number of camera shots.
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spelling doaj-art-10b1a4e490ee4b0aa3339af261f61daa2025-08-20T03:11:58ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Photonics Research2699-92932025-05-0165n/an/a10.1002/adpr.202400141Multiple Incoherent Deconvolutions for Improving the Image Resolution of Diffraction‐Limited Imaging SystemsJawahar Prabhakar Desai0Vijayakumar Anand1Joseph Rosen2School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ben Gurion University of the Negev Beer‐Sheva 8410501 IsraelInstitute of Physics University of Tartu W. Ostwaldi 1 50411 Tartu EstoniaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ben Gurion University of the Negev Beer‐Sheva 8410501 IsraelA new method of imaging with enhanced resolution beyond the diffraction limit is proposed and demonstrated. The target is imaged multiple times, each time with a different phase mask on the aperture of the imaging system. Nonlinear Wiener deconvolution (NWD) reconstructs each image according to the corresponding aperture, and as a result, an image of the target with improved resolution is obtained. The relatively high noise level of each resulting image is eliminated by averaging the multiple deconvolution results. NWD is compared to linear Wiener deconvolution with and without different phase masks. System users can tune the number of imaging events as a tradeoff between low noise and high resolution and between low noise and a low number of camera shots.https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400141multishot imagingnonlinear deconvolutionresolution enhancementWiener deconvolution
spellingShingle Jawahar Prabhakar Desai
Vijayakumar Anand
Joseph Rosen
Multiple Incoherent Deconvolutions for Improving the Image Resolution of Diffraction‐Limited Imaging Systems
Advanced Photonics Research
multishot imaging
nonlinear deconvolution
resolution enhancement
Wiener deconvolution
title Multiple Incoherent Deconvolutions for Improving the Image Resolution of Diffraction‐Limited Imaging Systems
title_full Multiple Incoherent Deconvolutions for Improving the Image Resolution of Diffraction‐Limited Imaging Systems
title_fullStr Multiple Incoherent Deconvolutions for Improving the Image Resolution of Diffraction‐Limited Imaging Systems
title_full_unstemmed Multiple Incoherent Deconvolutions for Improving the Image Resolution of Diffraction‐Limited Imaging Systems
title_short Multiple Incoherent Deconvolutions for Improving the Image Resolution of Diffraction‐Limited Imaging Systems
title_sort multiple incoherent deconvolutions for improving the image resolution of diffraction limited imaging systems
topic multishot imaging
nonlinear deconvolution
resolution enhancement
Wiener deconvolution
url https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400141
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