Table 1 Standard physical analysis model of computational light microscopy

Principle

Linear decomposition

Diffraction theory

Diffraction or modulation

Discrete sampling and digitization

Solution

Coherent Modes

Approximation models;

Linear system theory;

Amplitude squared

Scalar diffraction theory;

superposition;

Vector diffraction theory;

Model

Wavelength;

Pure phase object [161];

Point spread function;

Spectral response;

Intensity distribution;

Thin object approximation [60];

Coherent transfer function;

Quantum efficiency;

Complex amplitude;

Weak object approximation [160];

Optical transfer function;

Noise statistics;

Coherence functions;

Slowly-varying object approximation [85];

Modulation transfer function;

Bayer filter;

Polarization;

Born/Rytvo approximations [100, 162];

Transmission cross-coefficient;

Multi-slice propagation model [163];

Non-negative refractive index [96];

Modulation

Wavelength [164];

Horizontal shift [168];

Tunable lens [82];

Lateral/axial displacement [176];

Intensity distribution [165];

Axial shift [169];

Coded aperture [172];

Spectrum response cross-talk matrix [177];

Wave vector angle [60];

Angular rotation [170];

Spatial light modulator [94];

Pixelation binning/downsampling [178];

Temporal coherence [154];

Absorption spectrum distribution [171];

Microlens array [90];

Polarization detection [179];

Spatial coherence [155, 166];

Fluorescence excitation [16, 20];

Phase plate [173];

Single pixel detection [180, 181];

Polarization [156, 167];

etc.

Speckle [174, 175];

etc.

etc.

etc.