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    • Coherent optical imaging
    • Digital signal processing
    • Image reconstruction

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    • Linear digital filters are fundamental in coherent optical imaging (e.g., digital holography, optical coherence tomography) and frequency-domain processing via fast Fourier transform (FFT).
    • Existing linear filters face limitations like sidelobe generation and resolution constraints, particularly when using windowing for apodization.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel nonlinear (NL) filter for processing coherent (complex-valued) data.
    • To demonstrate the NL filter's ability to preserve phase information, reduce sidelobes, and offer performance comparable to linear filters.

    Main Methods:

    • Development and application of a novel nonlinear (NL) filter.
    • Indirect implementation of the NL filter using linear filters.
    • Demonstration in optical coherence tomography (OCT) data processing.

    Main Results:

    • The NL filter successfully separates background from signal in OCT data.
    • It provides an alternative to classical windowing, maintaining the full width at half maximum (FWHM) resolution of a rectangular window while achieving sidelobe suppression similar to other window functions.
    • The filter exhibits robust performance near scattering structures prone to speckle noise.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed NL filter offers significant advantages, including phase preservation, sidelobe reduction, and comparable performance to linear filters.
    • Its effectiveness in OCT data processing highlights its potential as an alternative to traditional windowing methods.
    • The simplicity and benefits of this NL filter suggest broad applicability across various coherent optical imaging techniques.