Imaging system and methodology employing reciprocal space optical design

An imaging system, comprising:

• a sensor associated with a plurality of pixels;
• and
• an optical component to virtually map the sensor and the plurality of pixels according to resolving characteristics of the optical component, the optical component comprising a multiple lens configuration, the multiple lens configuration further comprising a first lens positioned toward the object field of view and a second lens positioned toward the sensor, the first lens sized to have a focal length smaller than the second lens to provide an apparent reduction of the one or more receptors within the optical component.

An imaging system, comprising:

• a sensor having one or more receptors;
• and
• an image transfer medium to scale the one or more receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium, the image transfer medium comprising a multiple lens configuration the multiple lens configuration further comprising a first lens positioned toward the object field of view and a second lens positioned toward the sensor, the first lens sized to have a focal length smaller than the second lens to provide an apparent reduction of the one or more receptors within the image transfer medium.

An imaging system, comprising:

• a sensor associated with a plurality of pixels;
• and
• an optical component to virtually map the sensor and the plurality of pixels to an object field a of view, the virtual mapping includes an association between a pixel size and resolvable characteristics of the optical component, the optical component comprising a multiple lens configuration, the multiple lens configuration further comprising a first lens positioned toward the object field of view and a second lens positioned toward the sensor, the first lens sized to have a focal length smaller than the second lens to provide an apparent reduction of the one or more receptors within the optical component.