Understanding superresolution in Wigner space

Superresolution permits fine details to be observed that cannot be resolved by standard optical instruments. me demonstrate that superresolution is nothing more than an adaptation of degrees of freedom converted from the spatial domain to some other domains and vice verse. The tool used for the required conversion and adaptation is the Wigner chart. In addition, we shaw that the Wigner chart may he naturally applied for analyzing and understanding complex optical setups used for obtaining superresolution. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3232(00)02112-8] OCIS code: 100.6740.