A workstation comprising: a housing; a window (20, 22) supported by the housing; an imaging sensor (30, 32) supported by the housing and having an array of photosensitive elements with a field of view, wherein the imaging sensor (30, 32) has a global shutter to expose the array of photosensitive elements; an optical system supported by the housing and operative to split the field of view of the imaging sensor into a plurality of subfields of view (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) that simultaneously extend through the window; a plurality of energizable illuminators (70, 72) each configured to illuminate a corresponding one of the subfields of view (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) with illumination light; and a controller in communication with the imaging sensor (30, 32) and at least one of the illuminators, the controller being operative to: energize a first one of the illuminators (70, 72) to illuminate a first one of the subfields (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) of view with a first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C); control the global shutter to expose the array of photosensitive elements for a first sensor-exposure time; energize the first illuminator (70, 72) to illuminate the first subfield of view (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) with a second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) subsequent to the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C); control the global shutter to expose the array of photosensitive elements for a second sensor-exposure time, wherein the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C) overlaps with the first sensor-exposure time for a first overlapped-pulse-duration (T1R, T1L, T1C); the second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) overlaps with the second sensor-exposure time for a second overlapped-pulse-duration (T2R, T1L, T1C); the first and second illumination pulses having a substantially identical duration: and a first phase shift of the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C) is different than a second phase shift of the second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) such that the first overlapped-pulse-duration is different from the second overlapped-pulse-duration. a housing; a window (20, 22) supported by the housing; an imaging sensor (30, 32) supported by the housing and having an array of photosensitive elements with a field of view, wherein the imaging sensor (30, 32) has a global shutter to expose the array of photosensitive elements; an optical system supported by the housing and operative to split the field of view of the imaging sensor into a plurality of subfields of view (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) that simultaneously extend through the window; a plurality of energizable illuminators (70, 72) each configured to illuminate a corresponding one of the subfields of view (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) with illumination light; and a controller in communication with the imaging sensor (30, 32) and at least one of the illuminators, the controller being operative to: energize a first one of the illuminators (70, 72) to illuminate a first one of the subfields (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) of view with a first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C); control the global shutter to expose the array of photosensitive elements for a first sensor-exposure time; energize the first illuminator (70, 72) to illuminate the first subfield of view (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) with a second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) subsequent to the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C); control the global shutter to expose the array of photosensitive elements for a second sensor-exposure time, wherein the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C) overlaps with the first sensor-exposure time for a first overlapped-pulse-duration (T1R, T1L, T1C); the second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) overlaps with the second sensor-exposure time for a second overlapped-pulse-duration (T2R, T1L, T1C); the first and second illumination pulses having a substantially identical duration: and a first phase shift of the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C) is different than a second phase shift of the second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) such that the first overlapped-pulse-duration is different from the second overlapped-pulse-duration. energize a first one of the illuminators (70, 72) to illuminate a first one of the subfields (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) of view with a first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C); control the global shutter to expose the array of photosensitive elements for a first sensor-exposure time; energize the first illuminator (70, 72) to illuminate the first subfield of view (30R, 30L, 30C, 32R, 32L, 32C) with a second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) subsequent to the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C); control the global shutter to expose the array of photosensitive elements for a second sensor-exposure time, wherein the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C) overlaps with the first sensor-exposure time for a first overlapped-pulse-duration (T1R, T1L, T1C); the second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) overlaps with the second sensor-exposure time for a second overlapped-pulse-duration (T2R, T1L, T1C); the first and second illumination pulses having a substantially identical duration: and a first phase shift of the first illumination pulse (111R, 111L, 111C) is different than a second phase shift of the second illumination pulse (112R, 112L, 112C) such that the first overlapped-pulse-duration is different from the second overlapped-pulse-duration.