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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Wade Thomas Cathey, Jr., Boulder, CO (US);
Edward Raymond Dowski, Jr., Lafayette, CO (US);
Sherif S. Sherif, London, GB;
Wade Thomas Cathey, Jr., Boulder, CO (US);
Edward Raymond Dowski, Jr., Lafayette, CO (US);
Sherif S. Sherif, London, GB;
The Regent of the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
An imaging system for imaging an object onto an image plane. An optical arrangement forms an intermediate image of the object at an intermediate plane with a first value of axial resolution. The imaging system also includes a digital processor configured to process the intermediate image to form a final image of the object. The imaging system further includes a specially designed optical element that cooperates with the optical arrangement and the digital processor to define a second value of axial resolution that is greater than the first value.