Virginia TechPoon, Ting-ChungIndebetouw, Guy J.2014-04-042014-04-042003-10-01Ting-Chung Poon and Guy Indebetouw, "Three-Dimensional Point Spread Functions of an Optical Heterodyne Scanning Image Processor," Appl. Opt. 42, 1485-1492 (2003). doi: 10.1364/ao.42.0014851559-128Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46970We study the three-dimensional (3-D) imaging properties of an optical heterodyne scanning image processor. The image processor is a two-pupil optical system capable of 3-D imaging coherently or incoherently, depending on the detection scheme used. We derive the imaging properties in terms of the two pupils and then show an important 3-D imaging application in scanning holography by deriving its 3-D point spread functions and compare them with conventional 3-D imaging systems. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.application/pdfenIn CopyrightMicroscopyHolographyArticle - Refereedhttp://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-42-8-1485https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.42.001485