title: White light optical processor for edge enhancement and spectral filtering.
abstract: A white light optical processor is described using partial coherence theory. The application of the processor to both edge enhancement and band-pass filtering of imagery is discussed. The spectral components of the spatial frequency content of images can be separated or filtered if the various spectra do not overlap by a distance determined from the spatial spectrum of the mutual intensity function of the image illumination. The results of an experimental and computer evaluation of the processor are presented.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Dickey
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Moore