Abstract

This feature issue of Applied Optics is devoted to the theoretical and the experimental aspects of Gabor and wavelet transforms and to their optical implementations and applications. Subjects related to the Gabor scheme and wavelets have evolved under the influence of ideas originating primarily in physics and engineering. The powerful mathematical formalism and techniques that have been recently introduced, have, however, stimulated much greater interest among scientists of various disciplines and backgrounds. The purpose of this feature issue of Applied Optics is to further stimulate interest in this topic in the community of scientists working on optical techniques, in which it is expected that important applications of these concepts and techniques have yet to be developed.

© 1994 Optical Society of America

Gabor’s signal expansion and the Zak transform

Martin J. Bastiaans
Appl. Opt. 33(23) 5241-5255 (1994)

Guided Wave Optics: Physics, Technology, and Applications: introduction to the feature issue

Bishnu Pal, Anurag Sharma, Govind Agrawal, and Claude Fabre
Appl. Opt. 48(31) GWO1-GWO1 (2009)

Optical wavelet transforms from computer-generated holography

Peter G. Block, Steven K. Rogers, and Dennis W. Ruck
Appl. Opt. 33(23) 5275-5278 (1994)

Optoelectronic wavelet processors based on Smartt interferometry

Yan Zhang, Emmanuel Kanterakis, Al Katz, and J.-M. Wang
Appl. Opt. 33(23) 5279-5286 (1994)

Manipulating Light Waves: introduction

Randy A. Bartels, Brian G. Hoover, Zeev Zalevsky, and H. John Caulfield
Appl. Opt. 47(4) MLW1-MLW3 (2008)