All-optical axial super resolving imaging using a low-frequency binary-phase mask

Opt Express. 2006 Apr 3;14(7):2631-43. doi: 10.1364/oe.14.002631.

Abstract

In this paper we present a new approach for obtaining all-optical axial super-resolving imaging by using a non-diffractive binary phase mask inserted at the entrance pupil of an imaging lens. The designed element is tested numerically and experimentally on various practical testing benches and eventually is inserted into the lens of a cellular phone camera.