Abstract: An imaging system is described, the system comprises a radiation source unit comprising one or more emitters for emitting electromagnetic radiation of a selected frequency range toward a general direction of propagation; a detection unit comprising one or more detector arrays located along path of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the radiation source unit; an aperture mask unit located in optical path of radiation propagation from the radiation source unit toward the detection unit, providing minimization factor M with respect to a selected location of a sample to be imaged. The aperture mask unit comprises a set of aperture masks, each carrying a pinhole array comprising predetermined number pinholes with selected arrangement. The pinholes of the set of aperture masks are shifted with respect to alignment of the detector cells by fractions of the minimization factor to generate shifted image replications, shifted by fractions of the geometrical resolution.

Abstract: An imaging system and corresponding imaging method are described. The system comprising: a radiation emitting unit, configured for emitting electromagnetic radiation of a selected wavelength range and a detector array located at a selected image plane located downstream of said aperture plane. The radiation emitting unit comprises a plurality of radiation emitting element are configured for focusing said radiation onto corresponding selected arrangement of focusing spot on an aperture plane of the imaging system. The imaging system is configured for imaging an object located between said plurality of radiation emitting elements and said aperture plane.