Two-lens anisotropic image-inversion system for interferometric information processing
Abstract
Interferometric image processing systems based on image inversion normally use multiple paths with inversion mirrors. Since such systems must meet strict requirements of alignment and stability, a common-path implementation using polarization channels and six anisotropic optical elements was recently introduced. We demonstrate here the operation of a common-path polarization-based image-inversion interferometeric system using only two anisotropic lenses. Applications such as spatial parity analysis and image centroid measurements are examined theoretically and demonstrated experimentally.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 04, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1364/oe.425273
Entities
People
- Bahaa E. A. Saleh
- Walker Larson
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- University of Central Florida