Two-dimensional modulation transfer function: A new perspective

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 6749-6755

  Marom, Emanuel ^a   Milgrom, Benjamin ^a   Konforti, Naim ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAR CODES; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MODULATION;

2D BAR CODES; DENSITY IMAGES; ELECTRONIC PROCESSORS; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D); TWO DIMENSIONAL MODULATIONS; U.S. AIR FORCE;

TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EID: 78650480864     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.006749     Document Type: Article

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