2012
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/14/8/083001
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Mathematical concepts of optical superresolution

Abstract: Optical imaging beyond the diffraction limit, i.e., optical superresolution, has been studied extensively in various contexts. This paper presents an overview of some mathematical concepts relevant to superresolution in linear optical systems. Properties of bandlimited functions are surveyed and are related to both instrumental and computational aspects of superresolution. The phenomenon of superoscillation and its relation to superresolution are discussed.

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“…Our discussion here is, of course, only an example to illustrate how this communications mode approach relates to resolution limits. Such limits are well understood and have been comprehensively reviewed [86,87]. [88 -90] are examples of using such a modal approach experimentally for superresolution, based on the analytic prolate spheroidal functions and/or equivalent "sampling theory" approaches (see section 7.3 and [33]).…”
Section: Notes On Passing the Diffraction Limitmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our discussion here is, of course, only an example to illustrate how this communications mode approach relates to resolution limits. Such limits are well understood and have been comprehensively reviewed [86,87]. [88 -90] are examples of using such a modal approach experimentally for superresolution, based on the analytic prolate spheroidal functions and/or equivalent "sampling theory" approaches (see section 7.3 and [33]).…”
Section: Notes On Passing the Diffraction Limitmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The larger the eigenvalues, the more efficient is information about the object transferred through the eigenfunctions (which are the prolate spheroidal wave functions) to the image. An abrupt information loss is found for the small eigenvalues associated with higher terms of the expansion [91,93]. Thus, the higher spatial frequencies being necessary to describe the object completely in terms of the Fourier transform of the PSF (which is the optical transfer function, OTF) are lost or cut-off, since the objective lens cannot gather frequencies beyond the support of its OTF.…”
Section: Analysis Of Cholesterol Organization and Dynamics Using Fluomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inverse problems occur in many other branches of science and technology as well. Ill-posedness in this context means that the successful reconstruction of grating parameters from the far field may not be possible, or may not be unique [4,5]. This implies that even a very precise and accurate experimental far field signal does not always provide enough information content for reconstruction.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%