Introduction to the Optical Transfer Function

by Charles S. Williams, Orville A. Becklund

Originally published by Wiley in 1989, this timeless classic provides a well-illustrated treatment of the fundamental concepts of spatial frequency, spread function, wave aberration, and transfer function--and how these concepts are related in an optical system, how they are measured and calculated, and how they may be useful. Contents - OTF Historical Background - Concepts - Notation and Coordinates - Diffraction Integral and Wave-Front Aberration Function - Mathematical Theory of OTF - Optical Design and Image Criteria - Merit Functions and Aberration Balancing - Measurement - Calculation of the Analytical Methods - Calculation of the Numerical Methods - Appendix Calculated Optical Transfer Functions - Appendix Some Mathematics - Appendix Diffraction Integral Fundamentals - Appendix Updated Calculations - Index

412 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

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