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Phase-gradient algorithm as an optimal estimator of the phase derivative

Journal Article · · Optics Letters; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.14.001101· OSTI ID:5361890
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (US)

The phase-gradient algorithm represents a powerful new signal-processing technique with applications to aperture-synthesis imaging. These include, for example, synthetic-aperture-radar phase correction and stellar-image reconstruction. The algorithm combines redundant information present in the data to arrive at an estimate of the phase derivative. We show that the estimator is in fact a linear, minimum-variance estimator of the phase derivative.

OSTI ID:
5361890
Journal Information:
Optics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (USA) Vol. 14:20; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English