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Estimating how the dynamic range and noise of the recording cameras affect the quality of digital holograms

Evtikhiev, N.N., Starikov, S.N., Cheremkhin, P.А.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Евтихиев Н.Н., Стариков С.Н., Черемхин П.А. Оценка влияния динамического диапазона и шумов регистрирующих камер на качество цифровых голограмм // Оптический журнал. 2013. Т. 80. № 5. С. 53–64.

Evtikhiev N.N., Starikov S.N., Cheremkhin P.A. Estimating how the dynamic range and noise of the recording cameras affect the quality of digital holograms [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2013. V. 80. № 5. P. 53–64.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

N. N. Evtikhiev, S. N. Starikov, and P. A. Cheremkhin, "Estimating how the dynamic range and noise of the recording cameras affect the quality of digital holograms," Journal of Optical Technology. 80(5), 301-308 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.80.000301

Abstract:

This paper discusses how the characteristics of the recording cameras affect the reconstruction quality of digital holograms. Numerical modelling, using the characteristics of actual cameras, shows that the signal-to-noise ratio for diffuse objects is independent of the distance to the object and the form of the object and is determined only by the characteristics of the cameras and the relative area of the object. Quantitative estimates are obtained.

Keywords:

digital holography, digital camera, signal-to-noise ratio, temporal noise, spatial noise, Fresnel hologram

Acknowledgements:

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (GK No. 14.V37.21.0248).

OCIS codes: 090.1995, 110.4280, 230.5160, 090.1760, 100.2000

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