Three-dimensional transfer functions

Colin J. R. Sheppard

doi:10.1117/12.388717

16 June 2000 Three-dimensional transfer functions

Colin J. R. Sheppard

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Proceedings Volume 3831, Sixth International Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388717
Event: Education and Training in Optics and Photonics (ETOP'99), 1999, Cancun, Mexico

Abstract

The optical transfer function (OTF) is widely used to investigate the focusing and imaging properties of an optical system, including image modeling, comparison of relative imaging performance, and image reconstruction. An optical system can form a 3D image of a 3D object, and the 3D OTF is a useful approach to investigating the behavior. The 3D transfer function is particularly useful for study of image formation in confocal and interference microscopes. As the OTF represents the power spectral density it is also useful for studying beam propagation and scattering. The connection with the ambiguity function is also described.

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Colin J. R. Sheppard "Three-dimensional transfer functions", Proc. SPIE 3831, Sixth International Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics, (16 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388717

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