on 24/07/2003 15:27, Kennedy McEwen at rkm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> In article , Fernando Gonzalez Gentile <fgnzalez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>> on 23/07/2003 20:58, Thomas Heide Clausen at omlist@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> Uhmm...I came across this site myself:
>>>
>>> http://studweb.studserv.uni-stuttgart.de/studweb/users/mas/mas12462/OM/
>>> MTF/mtf
>>> -overview.html
>>>
>> Hi Thomas,
>>
>> Could you bring a simple explanation about what is this modulation transfer
>> function? Just to understand the concept involved and the graphs...
>>
> The Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) of an optical system is a measure
> of its ability to reproduce information of different resolutions. It is
> a bit like the frequency response of an audio system, such as a
> microphone or recording tape, the only difference is that instead of
> audio frequencies it plots the response of "spatial frequencies".
>
[snipped]
Thanks Kennedy, will follow a Socratic attitude this weekend and discover
that I am able to understand your thorough explanation. Then I will check my
understanding against the published graphs. Wish me luck...
Fernando.
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