Managing adaptive measurement for high-resolution measurement

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media, having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations for imaging a distribution of one or more optical sources, the operations comprising:

• for each time interval of a plurality of time intervals:
• receiving, from a camera, one or more electrical signals generated in response to the camera detecting an optical signal outputted by a spatial mode sorter;
• processing information based at least in part on:
• (1) the one or more electrical signals generated during the time interval;
• (2) a first set of models comprising a first set of model distributions related to at least one of the one or more optical sources, each model of the first set of models corresponding to a different number of the one or more optical sources in the distribution;
• and
• (3) a second set of models comprising a second set of model distributions related to at least one of the one or more optical sources, the second set of model distributions being determined by the first set of model distributions and one or more electrical signals generated during a previous time interval of the plurality of time intervals;
• and
• configuring the spatial mode sorter based at least in part on the processed information;
• and
• providing an estimated characterizing the distribution of the one or more optical sources, the estimate being based at least in part on the processed information;
• wherein processing information for each time interval includes computing an eigen-projection.

An apparatus for imaging a distribution of one or more optical sources, the apparatus comprising:

• a spatial mode sorter configured to project an incoming optical signal onto a configurable basis to generate a projected optical signal;
• a camera configured to generate one or more electrical signals in response to detecting the projected optical signal;
• and
• a controller that includes a processor configured to:
• for each time interval of a plurality of time intervals:
• process information based at least in part on:
• (1) the one or more electrical signals generated during the time interval;
• (2) a first set of models comprising a first set of model distributions related to at least one of the one or more optical sources, each model of the first set of models corresponding to a different number of the one or more optical sources in the distribution;
• and
• (3) a second set of models comprising a second set of model distributions related to at least one of the one or more optical sources, the second set of model distributions being determined by the first set of model distributions and one or more electrical signals generated during a previous time interval of the plurality of time intervals;
• and
• configure the spatial mode sorter based at least in part on the processed information;
• and
• provide an estimated characterizing the distribution of the one or more optical sources, the estimate being based at least in part on the processed information;
• wherein the processed information for each time interval includes an eigen-projection.