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Paper Abstract
We analyze the imaging performance of synthetic-aperture optical systems (diluted-aperture, and segmented-aperture) using the modulation transfer function. We select a single figure-of-merit, the functional cutoff frequency, over the traditional cutoff frequency, as the most useful one for assessing the optical performance of an instrument for detection of small details. On the basis of this analysis, a simplified layout of the Keck telescope is proposed with an equivalent performance, but employing a smaller number of segments.
Paper Details
Date Published: 6 December 1999
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 3759, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing VII, (6 December 1999); doi: 10.1117/12.372689
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3759:
Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing VII
Marija Strojnik; Bjorn F. Andresen, Editor(s)
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 3759, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing VII, (6 December 1999); doi: 10.1117/12.372689
Show Author Affiliations
Jorge Luis Flores, Ctr. de Investigaciones en Optica (Mexico)
Gonzalo Paez, Ctr. de Investigaciones en Optica (Mexico)
Gonzalo Paez, Ctr. de Investigaciones en Optica (Mexico)
Marija Strojnik, Ctr. de Investigaciones en Optica (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3759:
Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing VII
Marija Strojnik; Bjorn F. Andresen, Editor(s)
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