The optimal system for sub-wavelength point source localization

David Mendlovic; Gal Shabtay; Zeev Zalevsky; Stephen G. Lipson

doi:10.1016/s0030-4018(01)01549-8

The optimal system for sub-wavelength point source localization

David Mendlovic, Gal Shabtay, Zeev Zalevsky, Stephen G. Lipson

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Abstract

Sub-wavelength super-resolving systems are known to waste light. The aim of this communication is to analyze what is the optimal resolving system for sub-wavelength structures. Two criteria for optimization are considered whereas the optimization analysis is carried in the spirit of entropy consideration: Uniform light efficiency and minimal number of photons required for the resolving process. For large number of possible positions, the first process converges to the second one. A Gedanken experiment showing that the optimal positioning estimator can be implemented is suggested.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	311-315
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	198
Issue number	4-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0030-4018(01)01549-8
State	Published - 1 Nov 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Entropy
Optimal super-resolving
Super-resolution

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