The term apodization is used frequently in publications on Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) signal processing. An example of apodization is the use...

signal processing and statistics, a window function (also known as an apodization function or tapering function) is a mathematical function that is zero-valued...

to help with side-lobe suppression. This is apodization of the refractive index change. The term apodization refers to the grading of the refractive index...

choose between two diaphragms: one with 9 and another with 10 blades. An apodization filter is used to soften the aperture edges which results in a smooth...

The Smooth Trans Focus (STF) technology in photographic lenses uses an apodization filter to realize notably smooth bokeh with rounded out-of-focus highlights...

out-of-focus areas in the image. This is accomplished by the use of an apodization filter that provides the high-quality bokeh effect. The lens is not a...

Super-resolution imaging (SR) is a class of techniques that improve the resolution of an imaging system. In optical SR the diffraction limit of systems...

in the process. The lens design can be changed even more: in colour apodization the lens is modified such that each colour channel has a different lens...

similarly-named Hamming function, named after Richard Hamming. Window function Apodization Raised cosine distribution Raised-cosine filter Nuttall 1981, p 84 (3)...

imaging, it is desired to suppress the side-lobes of the imaging beam by apodization techniques. In the case of transmission imaging systems with Gaussian...

function. This closely resembles the Bokeh-pleasing optical effect of the apodization filter in the Minolta/Sony STF 135 mm f/2.8 [T4.5]'s special-purpose...

lenses, the sector aperture of Seibold's Dreamagon, or the circular apodization filter in the Minolta/Sony Smooth Trans Focus or Fujifilm APD lenses...

called root-raised-cosine filters. Raised cosine is a commonly used apodization filter for fiber Bragg gratings. Michael Zoltowski - Equations for the...

the diaphragm is outside of the lens (like a focal plane shutter or apodization filter). The term diaphragm shutter has also been used to describe an...

directly imaging exoplanets. The coronagraph uses a Phase Induced Amplitude Apodization (PIAA) design which means it will be able to image planets closer to...

distinct from the effect of lenses designed to render smooth bokeh using an apodization filter, such as the Minolta STF 135mm f/2.8 [T4.5]. As described in U...

diameter telescope-mounted coronagraph called PIAA (Phase Induced Amplitude Apodized Coronagraph) to suppress starlight in order to be able to detect fainter...

LPFGs, LPFGs with superstructures, chirped gratings, and gratings with apodization. Various LPFG-based devices have been developed: filters, sensors, fiber...

by a function that approaches zero at the maximum OPD. This so-called apodization reduces the amplitude of any sidelobes and also the noise level at the...

has no secondary rings. This technique can be used in a process called apodization—the aperture is covered by a Gaussian filter, giving a diffraction pattern...

aberration budget. Wavelength dependence of reflectance also affects the apodization, or illumination distribution across the pupil (for different angles);...

{\displaystyle c\equiv {\sqrt {(k_{x}a)^{2}+(k_{y}b)^{2}}}.} Amateur astronomy Apodization Fraunhofer diffraction Bloom (shader effect) Newton's rings Optical unit...

Paul S. (2015). "Searching for Planets in Holey Debris Disks with the Apodizing Phase Plate". The Astrophysical Journal. 800 (1): 5. arXiv:1412.5179....

"High-contrast observations of brown dwarf companion HR 2562 B with the vector Apodizing Phase Plate coronagraph". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society...

{\displaystyle {\frac {d}{2}}} . However, there exist techniques, such as apodization that may be used to reduce the near field size. Dreyer, T.; Krauss, W...

improve bokeh. According to Canon, the effect is similar to that of an apodization filter, but achieved through special lens coatings instead of a filter...

to reduce the effects of data-dependent processing artifacts, optical apodization and antenna array design. Due to the various applications of multi-dimensional...

XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD: Similar to the earlier 56 mm f/1.2 R, but adds an apodizing filter to optimize bokeh for portrait shooting. Officially announced on...

x ( t ) {\displaystyle x(t)} . The window function may be some other apodizing filter, such as a Gaussian. The choice of windowing function will affect...

common for consumer DACs to include user selectable filters, including apodization filters intended to improve time domain transient response without knowledge...