{"title":"The resolution limit for far-field optical imaging","authors":"E. Narimanov","doi":"10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2013.QW3A.7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Using the methods of the information theory, we derive the fundamental limit to the resolution of optical imaging, and demonstrate that in the far-field, contrary to the conventional wisdom, it is not equal or close to one half of the wavelength.","PeriodicalId":10254,"journal":{"name":"CLEO: 2013","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2013-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"CLEO: 2013","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2013.QW3A.7","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Using the methods of the information theory, we derive the fundamental limit to the resolution of optical imaging, and demonstrate that in the far-field, contrary to the conventional wisdom, it is not equal or close to one half of the wavelength.