Abstract: A multiple aperture optical system is provided that overcomes many limitations of wide field of view imaging systems. A basic component of the multiple aperture optical system is an “eye strip”, which comprises an array of imaging apertures physically mounted onto a flexible circuit strip and a master processor. Each imaging aperture generates an aperture output based on the imaging aperture's field of view. The master processor takes as input the aperture outputs generated by the apertures on the eye strips, and generates an output in response. In one embodiment, the multiple aperture optical system enables obtaining an omnidirectional image in a structure that is thin and can be physically conformed to an underlying structure.