Modulation transfer function assessment for sampled imaging systems: Effect of intensity variations in periodic thin-line targets

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 29, 1997, Pages 7307-7314

  Primot, J ^a   Chambon, M ^a  

^a ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Aliasing; Camera; Modulation transfer function; Sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542348846     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.007307     Document Type: Article

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