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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry G. Broome, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Curtis A. Corum, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/710 ; G02B 1/300 ; F21V 2/900 ; G03B 2/754 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/710 ; G02B 1/300 ; F21V 2/900 ; G03B 2/754 ;
Abstract
An anti-aliasing aperture and method of using the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, an anti-aliasing method includes passing light through an aperture stop, and diffracting the light passing through the aperture stop for spreading an image of a point object to cover more than a pixel on a detector array. The aperture stop includes two or more apertures. In another embodiment, an anti-aliasing apparatus includes an aperture stop having two or more apertures to diffract light passing therethrough and provide spreading of an image of a point object to cover more than one pixel on a detector array.