Phase-only filters with improved signal to noise ratio

15 January 1989

journal article
Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics

Vol. 28 (2) , 250-257
https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.28.000250

Abstract

We introduce the notion of optimal phase-only filters (OPOFs) that yield improved signal to noise ratios (SNRs). We illustrate the improvement in SNR resulting from the use of OPOFs with the help of several analytical examples and simulation results.

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