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    Parallel optics (PO) improves image restoration by enhancing system matrix condition and noise immunity. The trajectories method allows the auxiliary system to tolerate more noise than previously expected due to post-detection filtering.

    Area of Science:

    • Optics
    • Image Processing
    • Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Parallel optics (PO) architecture enhances system matrix condition for improved noise immunity in image restoration.
    • The 'trajectories' method was previously proposed for realizing PO, involving auxiliary optics with pixel-confined response and subsequent signal processing.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the secondary effects of the 'trajectories' method in parallel optics systems.
    • To demonstrate that the auxiliary system in PO, when implemented with the trajectories method, can tolerate higher noise levels than anticipated.

    Main Methods:

    • Analytical proof of the noise filtering effect in the post-detection signal processing of the auxiliary channel.
    • Experimental verification and exemplification of the findings using real measurements.

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    • The post-processing in the 'trajectories' method acts as a noise filter, enabling the use of noisier data in the auxiliary channel.
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    Conclusions:

    • The 'trajectories' method for parallel optics offers enhanced noise tolerance in the auxiliary system.
    • This finding challenges conservative expectations regarding the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) gap between main and auxiliary systems in PO.