Measurements of the Modulation Transfer Function of Image Displays

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-65

  Triantaphillidou, S ^a   Jacobson, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT MODULATION; NYQUIST DIAGRAMS; PHOSPHORS; POLYNOMIALS; SENSORS;

EDGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAYS; SPATIAL FREQUENCY RESPONSE (SFR);

OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

EID: 1842608300     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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