Measurement of modulation transfer function for four types of imaging elements used in fast cameras

Roger M. Estrella; Timothy J. Sammons; Stan W. Thomas

doi:10.1117/12.50561

1 January 1992 Measurement of modulation transfer function for four types of imaging elements used in fast cameras

Roger M. Estrella, Timothy J. Sammons, Stan W. Thomas

Proceedings Volume 1539, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics '91; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50561
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We have measured the modulation transfer function (MTF) of fiber-optic bundles (reducers), minifiers (inverting, electrostatically focused imaging tube reducers), microchannel plate image intensifiers (MCPIs), and streak tubes as part of our ongoing device evaluation program aimed at precise characterization of various imaging elements used in fast cameras. This paper describes our measurement equipment and techniques and shows plots of MTF measurements for each of four types of fast-cameras elements tested.

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Roger M. Estrella, Timothy J. Sammons, and Stan W. Thomas "Measurement of modulation transfer function for four types of imaging elements used in fast cameras", Proc. SPIE 1539, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics '91, (1 January 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50561

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