RANDOM TRANSPARENCY TARGETS FOR MODULATION TRANSFER-FUNCTION MEASUREMENT IN THE VISIBLE AND INFRARED REGIONS

被引:59
作者
DANIELS, A [1 ]
BOREMAN, GD [1 ]
DUCHARME, AD [1 ]
SAPIR, E [1 ]
机构
[1] CL SYST INC,AGOURA HILLS,CA 91301
关键词
MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTION; SAMPLING; ALIASING; DETECTOR ARRAYS; HALF-TONE TRANSPARENCIES; MICROLITHOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1117/12.190433
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Measurements of modulation transfer function (MTF), particularly for staring imager systems, are affected by the position of the test target with respect to the rows and columns of the detector array, We demonstrate that random transparency targets of known spatial-frequency content allow shift-invariant MTF measurement in the visible, 3- to 5-mu m, and 8- to 12-mu m bands. Design criteria and verification procedures for the targets are presented.
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页码:860 / 868
页数:9
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