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Auteurs principaux: Schroeder, J., Howard, S., Eberle, C., Esslinger, J., Leopold-Kerschbaumer, N., Kepesidis, K. V., Döpp, A.
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.14364
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author Schroeder, J.
Howard, S.
Eberle, C.
Esslinger, J.
Leopold-Kerschbaumer, N.
Kepesidis, K. V.
Döpp, A.
author_facet Schroeder, J.
Howard, S.
Eberle, C.
Esslinger, J.
Leopold-Kerschbaumer, N.
Kepesidis, K. V.
Döpp, A.
contents All measurements of continuous signals rely on taking discrete snapshots, with the Nyquist-Shannon theorem dictating sampling paradigms. We present a broader framework of information-optimal measurement, showing that traditional sampling is optimal only when we are entirely ignorant about the system under investigation. This insight unlocks methods that efficiently leverage prior information to overcome long-held fundamental sampling limitations. We demonstrate this for optical spectroscopy - vital to research and medicine - and show how adaptively selected measurements yield higher information in medical blood analysis, optical metrology, and hyperspectral imaging. Through our rigorous statistical framework, performance never falls below conventional sampling while providing complete uncertainty quantification in real time. This establishes a new paradigm where measurement devices operate as information-optimal agents, fundamentally changing how scientific instruments collect and process data.
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spellingShingle Information-optimal measurement: From fixed sampling protocols to adaptive spectroscopy
Schroeder, J.
Howard, S.
Eberle, C.
Esslinger, J.
Leopold-Kerschbaumer, N.
Kepesidis, K. V.
Döpp, A.
Optics
Information Theory
All measurements of continuous signals rely on taking discrete snapshots, with the Nyquist-Shannon theorem dictating sampling paradigms. We present a broader framework of information-optimal measurement, showing that traditional sampling is optimal only when we are entirely ignorant about the system under investigation. This insight unlocks methods that efficiently leverage prior information to overcome long-held fundamental sampling limitations. We demonstrate this for optical spectroscopy - vital to research and medicine - and show how adaptively selected measurements yield higher information in medical blood analysis, optical metrology, and hyperspectral imaging. Through our rigorous statistical framework, performance never falls below conventional sampling while providing complete uncertainty quantification in real time. This establishes a new paradigm where measurement devices operate as information-optimal agents, fundamentally changing how scientific instruments collect and process data.
title Information-optimal measurement: From fixed sampling protocols to adaptive spectroscopy
topic Optics
Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.14364