# LEAPS-MPS: Developing Novel Imaging Techniques and Limits with Fisher Information-based or Quantum-Inspired Superresolution

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · Adelphi University (NY) · $242,300

## Abstract

Under conventional operation, imaging systems like telescopes, microscopes, and cameras all suffer from resolution limits: it is impossible to discern the details of the desired object scene when they become too small. A recent novel imaging scheme, known as modal imaging, has been shown to at least partially circumvent these resolution limits. However, modal imaging comes with limitations that have prevented widespread adoption or replacement of conventional imaging systems. This project analyzes these limitations and proposes novel solutions so that modal imaging’s benefits of improved resolution can be realized across numerous imaging applications. In a parallel vein, this project explores the counter-intuitive notion that imaging systems with aberrations, which are traditionally considered to be purely detrimental to system performance, may have the ability to resolve object scenes more effectively than aberration-free systems. The outcomes of this project will contribute to the advancement of high-resolution imaging, which finds applications in fields that benefit from the ability to accurately characterize, discern, and detect information from complicated object scenes, including the fields of astronomy and biological imaging.  Undergraduate students participating in the project will learn to employ computational research strategies, and one student will have the opportunity to work experimentally in an optics laboratory through collaboration with the University of Roch

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2532835
- **Awardee organization:** Adelphi University (NY)
- **SAM.gov UEI:** JT8UHL4E3QM1
- **PI:** Kevin Liang
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE
- **Estimated total:** $242,300
- **Funds obligated:** $242,300
- **Transaction type:** Standard Grant
- **Period:** 08/15/2025 → 07/31/2027

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2532835

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2532835, LEAPS-MPS: Developing Novel Imaging Techniques and Limits with Fisher Information-based or Quantum-Inspired Superresolution. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2532835. Licensed CC0.

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