ACRONYMS

ACS astigmatic coherence sensor
AOTF acoustooptic tunable filter
APS active pixel sensor
CASSI coded aperture snapshot spectral imager
c.c. complex conjugate
CGH computer-generated hologram
CS compressed sensing
CTE charge transfer efficiency
DFT discrete Fourier transform
DMD digital mirror device
DOF depth of field
EDOF extended depth of field
EM expectation–maximization (algorithm)
FFT fast Fourier transform
FOV field of view (IFOV = instantaneous FOV)
FPA focal plane array
FSR free spectral range
FWHM full width at half maximum
ICA independent component analysis
LCTF liquid crystal tunable filter
LG least gradient
LSI linear shift-invariant
LSQI least squares with quadratic inequality
LWIR longwave infrared
MP magnifying power
MRTD minimum resolvable temperature difference
MSE mean-square error
MTF modulation transfer function
MURA modified URA (q.v. URA, below)
NA numerical aperture
NEP noise equivalent power
NETD noise equivalent temperature difference
NIR near infrared
OCT optical coherence tomography
OLS ordinary least squares
OTF optical transfer function
PCA principal component(s) analysis
PSF point spread function
PTF pixel transfer function
RGB red-green-blue
RIP restricted isometry property
ROIC readout integrated circuit
RSI rotational shear interferometer/interferometry
RST reference structure tomography
SLM spatial light modulator
STED stimulated emission depletion ...

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