Introduction to the optical transfer function

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