Modulation transfer function in optical and electro-optical systems / Glenn D. Boreman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boreman, G. D. (Glenn D.), author.

Contributor:

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, publisher.

Series:

SPIE tutorial texts ; TT121.

SPIE digital library

Tutorial texts in optical engineering ; Volume TT121

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Optics.

Electrooptical devices.

Modulation theory.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 156 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2021.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This second edition introduces the theory and applications of Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), used to specify the image quality achieved by an imaging system. It starts with the relationship between impulse response and transfer function, and the implications of a convolutional representation of the imaging process. Optical systems are considered first, including effects of diffraction and aberrations on the image, with attention to aperture and field dependences. Then electro-optical systems with focal-plane arrays are considered, with an expanded discussion of image-quality aspects unique to these systems, including finite sensor size, shift invariance, sampling MTF, aliasing artifacts, crosstalk and electronics noise. Various test configurations are then compared in detail, considering the advantages and disadvantages of point-response, line-response and edge-response measurements. The impact of finite source size on the measurement data, and its correction, are discussed. An expanded discussion of the practical aspects of the tilted-knife-edge test is presented. New chapters are included on speckle-based and transparency-based noise targets, and square-wave and bar-target measurements. A range of practical measurement issues are then considered including mitigation of source coherence, combining MTF measurements of separate subsystems, quality requirements of auxiliary optics, and low-frequency normalization. Some generic measurement-instrument designs are compared, and the book closes with a brief consideration of MTF impacts of motion, vibration, turbulence, and aerosol scattering"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface to the second edition

Preface to the first edition

1. MTF in optical systems

2. MTF in electro-optical systems

3. Point-, line-, and edge-spread function measurement of MTF

4. Square-wave and bar-target measurement of MTF

5. Noise-target measurement of MTF

6. Practical measurement issues

7. Other MTF contributions

Index.

Notes:

"SPIE Digital Library."--Website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2021-02-19).

Other Format:

Print version: Boreman, G. D. (Glenn D.). Modulation transfer function in optical and electro-optical systems

ISBN:

9781510639386

1510639381

OCLC:

1198989442

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.