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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Image Processing

    Background:

    • Conventional imaging systems often suffer from dispersion, limiting their ability to process color information accurately.
    • Spatially and temporally incoherent light sources, such as natural illumination, pose challenges for traditional optical processing.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel, simple, and wavelength-independent imaging system.
    • To demonstrate a hybrid optical configuration capable of dispersion compensation.
    • To adapt optical systems for processing color information under natural illumination.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of a hybrid diffractive-refractive three-lens imaging configuration.
    • Design for spatial incoherence and wavelength independence.
    • Characterization of the system's point-spread function for dispersion compensation.

    Main Results:

    • The developed system exhibits a dispersion-compensated point-spread function.
    • The hybrid system functions as an all-incoherent dispersion-compensated optical irradiance correlator.
    • The optical arrangement is well-adapted for processing color information under natural illumination.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed simple imaging system offers effective dispersion compensation.
    • The hybrid optical correlator is suitable for advanced color information processing in incoherent conditions.
    • This approach broadens the applicability of optical systems in natural lighting environments.