Comment on 'extended depth of field in hybrid imaging systems: Circular aperture'

S. S. Sherif, G. Muyo, A. R. Harvey

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Abstract

A recent paper by Sherif et al. (S.S. Sherif, E.R. Dowski, W.T. Cathey, J. Mod. Opt. 51 1191 (2004).) reported the derivation of an aspherical phase plate, which when placed at the exit pupil of a conventional imaging system and combined with digital processing of the recorded images, increases the depth of field by an order of magnitude. An error in the derivation of this phase plate has been identified, which makes the reported extension of depth-of-field sub-optimum rather than invalid. In this comment, an optimum phase plate is obtained and the relevant results are repeated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1783-1788
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Modern Optics
Volume52
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Sept 2005

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