A team of physicists dispels Rayleigh's curse Date: October 14, 2016 Source: Universidad Complutense de Madrid Summary: The resolution of an optical system (like a telescope or a camera) is ...

Two become one: various diffraction patterns showing Rayleigh's criterion. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Spencer Blevin) Scientists have long believed that diffraction limits the minimum distance that ...

The resolution of an optical system (like a telescope or a camera) is limited by the so-called Rayleigh criterion. An international team, led by Complutense University of Madrid, has broken this ...