Abstract

We have incorporated an algorithm for rotation invariance, based on circular-harmonic expansion, into a pattern recognition system that uses incoherent light. Simulations and experimental results reveal that the algorithm can provide adequate peak-to-background ratios regardless of the input rotation.

© 1991 Optical Society of America

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