Fourier transforms of phase objects and implications for optical correlators
โ Scribed by John L. McClain Jr.; Don A. Gregory
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-2477
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โฆ Synopsis
Spatial light modulators used as inputs to optical correlators often modulate both the amplitude and phase of coherent illumination. This means that matched filters that are commonly used are not truly matched to the scenes displayed on these modulators. Filters are normally calculated from an assumed amplitude-only input. A few analytically manageable examples of Fourier transforms of phase objects are giยจen which demonstrate the errors that can occur, and suggestions are made for using the phase-modulating characteristics to an adยจantage.
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