Introduction to the Optical Transfer Function (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM112)

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 OTF: Analytical Methods - Calculation of the OTF: Numerical Methods - Appendix A: Calculated Optical Transfer Functions - Appendix B: Some Mathematics - Appendix C: Diffraction Integral Fundamentals - Appendix D: Updated Calculations - Index