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12 October 1977 OTF (Optical Transfer Functions) Standardization
Ir. J. A. J. van Leunen
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Proceedings Volume 0098, Assessment of Imaging Systems I; (1977) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955297
Event: Assessment of Imaging Systems, 1976, London, United Kingdom
Abstract
In 1971, under the auspices of the Dutch Ministry of Defence, a committee started with a standard for the measurement of the MTF of image forming equipment. In a short time a reasonable and workable standard was produced that covered optical and electro-optical systems. This standard was far from perfect but it did contain so many useful starting points for the working out of an improved standard that it was presented to a NATO commission which had the task of preparing an OTF standard for the NATO countries as a whole. The paper deals further with some interesting aspects of the OTF and with problems encountered in OTF standardisation when non perfect imaging devices that have veiling glare, non isoplanatism or a restricted linear range are considered.
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Ir. J. A. J. van Leunen "OTF (Optical Transfer Functions) Standardization", Proc. SPIE 0098, Assessment of Imaging Systems I, (12 October 1977); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955297
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KEYWORDS
Optical transfer functions

Modulation transfer functions

Point spread functions

Fourier transforms

Modulation

Defense and security

Imaging systems

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