Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 10, 1011003(2023)

Extended Depth of Field Imaging Using Liquid Crystal Lenses

Jialin Sun, zhiqiang Liu, and Mao Ye*
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  • School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Nov. 23, 2022

    Accepted: Jan. 16, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 25, 2023

    The Author Email: Ye Mao (mao_ye@uestc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS222039

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