Maximum a priori estimation of focus aberration in imaging systems

David M. Strong; Stephen C. Cain

doi:10.1117/1.2823493

1 December 2007 Maximum a priori estimation of focus aberration in imaging systems

David M. Strong, Stephen C. Cain

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 46, Issue 12, 127006 (December 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2823493

Abstract

A maximum a priori (MAP) estimation technique for the detection of focus aberrations in electro-optical imaging systems is developed. The technique simplifies the equipment required in focus aberration detection over previous methodologies. The magnitude of the focus aberration is estimated from a single image. The MAP estimation technique uses a Poisson distribution of the photons arriving at the detector from the object. A Gaussian distribution is added to the statistical model to account for the focus aberration. Using the imaging system statistical model and real laboratory images from a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, the focus aberration detection (FAD) algorithm produces estimates of the focus aberrations. The results demonstrate a viable approach for estimation and potential removal of focus aberrations in electro-optical systems, without the need to divert any light from the primary channel, or for additional complicated equipment and associated calibration requirements.

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David M. Strong and Stephen C. Cain "Maximum a priori estimation of focus aberration in imaging systems," Optical Engineering 46(12), 127006 (1 December 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2823493

Published: 1 December 2007

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