Presents recent advances in image sensing and processing systems, image recognition, 3D imaging and processing, ultrafast optical networks for image communication, and multidimensional information security systems. Eleven chapters by international experts provide practical and theoretical insights. Useful for students, researchers, and technology users in IT, image processing, and optics. Contents - Analysis of Dualband FLIR Imagery for Automatic Target Detection - Optimal Polarimetric Classification of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) targets - Image Security by Digital Holography - Agile Sensing Using Laser-based Systems - Description and Applications of a CMOS Digital Vision Chip Using General Purpose Processing Elements - Data Compression and Correlation A Seamless Approach to Pattern Recognition - Recent Progress in Electro-Optical Three-Dimensional Correlators - Robust Image Recognition in the Presence of Noise with Unknown Power Spectrum - Neural Network-based Image Preprocessor - Image Processing for Intelligent Transportation Application to Road Sign Recognition - Interface between Ultrafast Optics and Optical Storage for Ultrafast Data Communication and Processing