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    • Super-resolution Imaging

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    • Superoscillations enable sub-diffraction imaging but suffer from high sidelobes.
    • These sidelobes limit the practical application of super-resolution imaging.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the use of polarization engineering for suppressing sidelobes in superoscillations.
    • To enhance the performance of super-resolution imaging systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized polarization engineering to manipulate superoscillatory waveforms.
    • Developed a model super-resolution imaging system.
    • Demonstrated imaging of closely spaced Rayleigh scatterers.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully suppressed sidelobes of superoscillatory waveforms using polarization.
    • Achieved super-resolution imaging of objects closer than the Rayleigh criterion.
    • Expanded the usable super-resolved area in imaging.

    Conclusions:

    • Polarization engineering is an effective method to mitigate sidelobes in superoscillations.
    • This approach significantly improves the capabilities of super-resolution imaging systems.
    • The findings pave the way for more practical super-resolution applications.