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