Human contrast sensitivity in coherent maxwellian view: Effect of coherent noise and comparison with speckle

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 972-983

  Felipe, A ^a   Artigas, J M ^a   Pons, A M ^a   Buades, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MATHEMATICS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETINA;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EFFECTS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASERS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHTING; SPECKLE; VISION;

COHERENT NOISE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY FUNCTION; HUMAN CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; PUPIL; RETINA; RETINAL ILLUMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 0031128578     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.000972     Document Type: Article

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