Guest editorial: Hybrid optical image processing

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Guest Editorial: Hybrid Image Processing

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role in this special issue. They are Mustafa Abushagur (University of Alabama in Huntsville), Partha Banerjee (University of Alabama in Huntsville), I. M. Besieris (Virginia Tech), Arthur Chiou (Rockwell International Science Center), Pankaj Das (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Bradley Duncan (University of Dayton), Joseph Goodman (Stanford University), Milton Gottlieb (Rosemount Analytical), Ralph Hippenstiel (Naval Postgraduate School), Guy Indebetouw (Virginia Tech), Mohammad Karim (University of Dayton), Tsuyoshi Konishi (Osaka University), Joseph Mait (U.S. Army Research Laboratory), Ronold Pieper (Naval Postgraduate School), Bradley Schilling (U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate), Dogan Timucin (Texas Tech), Hugh VanLandingham (Virginia Tech), John Walkup (Texas Tech), and Francis Yu (Pennsylvania State University).

This special issue of Optics & Laser Technology on ‘Hybrid optical image processing’ is a broad exchange of ideas and research results in image processing. It includes contributions from researchers from eight countries, and emphasizes a hybrid optical approach to image processing. The term ‘hybrid’, as applied to image processing, refers to the incorporation of an electronic or digital technique into optical processing systems. This combination of such techniques (such as electronics plus optics) can potentially yield more versatility and faster processing than either technique alone. This special issue contains 12 papers. The first three are of an overview/tutorial nature and the rest of the papers contain research results. I hope this special issue will stimulate further research in optical image processing and its various applications. I expect a lot more interesting and exciting research and application in this area to come.

Ting-Chung Poon The Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0111, USA

A special issue like this would not be possible without the help of many people. I would like to acknowledge the help of the reviewers for their responses and many helpful comments and suggestions. They played a vital

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