We review advances in Computational Imaging that have occurred since the mid-1990s. The
advent of highly integrated platforms, such as the smartphone, has made the linkage …

Modern Optics is a fundamental study of the principles of optics using a rigorous physical
approach based on Maxwell's Equations. The treatment provides the mathematical …

Imaging equipment is one of the most powerful tools for the human to explore the world.
Devices utilizing various portions of the electromagnetic spectrum are developed to reveal …

The use of the human iris as a biometric has recently attracted significant interest in the area
of security applications. The need to capture an iris without active user cooperation places …

We describe the use of wavefront coding for the mitigation of optical aberrations in a thermal
imaging system. Diffraction-limited imaging is demonstrated with a simple singlet which …

To deal with the exponential increase of digital data, new compression technologies are
needed for more efficient representation of information. We introduce a physics-based …

A major theme of computational photography is the acquisition of lightfield, which opens up
new imaging capabilities, such as focusing after image capture. However, to capture the …

From consumer electronics to biomedical applications, device miniaturization has shown to
be highly desirable. This often includes reducing the size of some optical systems. However …

Photoelectric imaging systems typically employ a focal plane detector structure, rendering
them vulnerable to laser damage. Laser damage can severely impair or even completely …

The bulky form factor of traditional optical sensors limits their utility for certain applications.
Flat multiplex imaging-sensor architectures face the light-gathering challenges inherent with …