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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2013.24.6.311

Optical Structural Design using Gaussian Optics for Multiscale Gigapixel Camera  

Rim, Cheon-Seog (Department of Photonics and Sensors, Hannam University)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.24, no.6, 2013 , pp. 311-317 More about this Journal
Abstract
It was reported in Nature and the Wall Street Journal on June 20th, 2012 that scientists at Duke university have developed a gigapixel camera, capable of over 1,000 times the resolution of a normal camera. According to the reports, this super-resolution camera was motivated by the need of US military authorities to surveil ground and sky. We notice the ripple effect of this technology has spread into the area of national defense and industry, so that this research has started to realize the super-resolution camera as a frontier research topic. As a result, we can understand the optical structure of a super-resolution camera's lens system to be composed of a front, monocentric objective of a single lens plus 98 rear, multiscale camera lenses. We can also obtain the numerical ranges of specification factors related to the optical structure, such as the diameter of the aperture, and the focal length.
Keywords
Gigapixel camera; Multiscale; Monocentric objective; Microcamera lens;
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