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Grating coding with unequal bar widths maintains difference information but alters addition information. This analysis is valid even in partially coherent optical systems.

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Area of Science:

Optics
Information Theory
Image Processing

Background:

Grating coding is utilized in various optical systems for information encoding.
Standard grating encoders typically feature equally spaced bars.
The impact of non-uniform bar widths on grating coding is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the effects of unequal bar widths in grating rulings on encoded information.
To determine how non-uniform bar widths affect difference and addition information.
To validate the analysis for partially coherent optical conditions.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis of grating coding principles.
Mathematical modeling of encoder rulings with unequal clear and dark bar widths.
Examination of information components (difference and addition) under varying conditions.
Extension of the analysis to partially coherent imaging systems.

Main Results:

Grating coding with unequal bar widths does not alter the difference information.
Alterations in encoded information are observed specifically in the addition information.
The derived analysis holds true for partially coherent optical scenarios.

Conclusions:

Unequal bar widths in grating encoders do not compromise difference information crucial for certain applications.
The primary impact of non-uniform bar widths is on the addition information component.
The findings are robust and applicable to partially coherent systems, broadening the utility of non-ideal gratings.