Comparison of geometrical and diffraction point-spread functions

Virendra N. Mahajan

doi:10.1117/12.346821

29 April 1999 Comparison of geometrical and diffraction point-spread functions

Virendra N. Mahajan

Proceedings Volume 3729, Selected Papers from International Conference on Optics and Optoelectronics '98; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.346821
Event: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Optics and Optoelectronics, 1998, Dehradun, India

Abstract

In this review paper, the geometrical point-spread function (PSF) of an optical imaging system aberrated by a primary aberration is discussed and compared with the corresponding diffraction PSF. The defocused PSF of an otherwise aberration-free system is also discussed briefly.

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Virendra N. Mahajan "Comparison of geometrical and diffraction point-spread functions", Proc. SPIE 3729, Selected Papers from International Conference on Optics and Optoelectronics '98, (29 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.346821

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