  We explore the possibility of detecting very faint, very close-in stellar
companions using large aperture ground-based telescopes and the technique of
optical speckle imaging. We examine the state of high angular resolution
speckle imaging and contrast levels being achieved using current speckle
cameras on the Gemini 8-m telescope. We then explore the use of the modern
image reconstruction technique - Multi-Frame Blind Deconvolution (MFBD) -
applied to speckle imaging from the Gemini 8-m telescope. We show that MFBD
allows us to measure the flux ratio of the imaged stars to high accuracy and
the reconstructed images yield higher precision astrometry. Both of these
advances provide a large refinement in the derived astrophysical parameters
compared with current Fourier techniques. MFBD image reconstructions reach
contrast levels of $\sim$5$\times$10$^{-3}$, near the diffraction limit, to
$\sim$10$^{-4}$ about 1.0 arcsec away. At these deep contrast levels with
angular limits starting near the 8-m diffraction limit ($\sim$20 mas), most
stellar companions to a solar-like stars can be imaged in the optical to
near-IR bandpass (320-1000 nm).
