Computational method for deriving the geometric point spread function of an optical system

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-136

  Liu, Chien Sheng ^a,b   Lin, Psang Dain ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GEOMETRY; IMPULSE RESPONSE; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

IDEAL SOLUTIONS; IMAGE FORMATION THEORY; IMAGE PLANE; MERIT FUNCTION; NUMBER OF RAYS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE RADIUS; SOURCE POINTS; SPOT DIAGRAM;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 75449115366     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.000126     Document Type: Article

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