(57) ABSTRACT A method for autofocusing in microscopic examination of a specimen
located at the focus of a microscope objective uses an autofocus beam path, the autofocus …

This paper presents a novel optical technique, reflective fringe pattern (RFP), for non-
destructive testing (NDT) of objects having specularly or semi-specularly reflective surfaces …

We describe a compact microscope that uses a spatial light modulator (SLM) to control the
excitation laser light. The flexibility of SLMs, which can mimic virtually any optical transfer …

Images captured from the real world are often affected by different types of noise, which can
significantly impact the performance of Computer Vision systems and the quality of visual …

An optical system (10) includes an arrangement for splitting a source beam into a
measurement beam and a reference beam. The reference beam is reflected off a reflective …

When Richard Feynman first introduced the concept of a quantum computer [1] his
motivation was a different one than what should lead to its popularization. He suggested that …

Battery-operated low-power portable computing devices are becoming an inseparable part
of human daily life. One of the major goals is to achieve the longest battery life in such a …

The collection of accurate information in an environment destroyed by a disaster is ap
ramount task in rescue activities. Indeed, a visualisation of the state of decay and a locali …

A brightness image of a scene is converted into a corresponding frequency domain image
and it is determined whether a threshold condition is satisfied for each of one or more …

Ocean waves are among the most important forces shaping the world's coastlines. They
drive environmental processes and human activity that occurs within the coastal zone as …