Mid-spatial frequency matters: examples of the control of the power spectral density and what that means to the performance of imaging systems
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We will discuss mid-spatial frequency (MSF) optical surface errors, and how they affect optical performance of an optical system, including contrast, ensquared energy and pixel cross-talk. MSF errors will be represented in terms of Power Spectral Density (PSD), and examples will be discussed where PSD is well controlled and poorly controlled. We will show recent examples of PSDs of aspheric mirrors, sometimes with very challenging aspheric departure or other attributes, as routinely finished Tinsley, and suggest ways the designer can effectively specify an optic for smoothness.
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MSF errors can cause detrimental effects on optical performance including increased small angle scatter, increased downstream modulation/intensification, and reduced image contrast.
“MSF errors can cause detrimental effects on the optical performance including increased small angle scatter, increased downstream modulation/intensification, and reduced image contrast [6-11].”
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- Authors
- Hull, T., Riso, M. J., Barentine, J. M., & Magruder, A.
- Affiliations
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Venue
- SPIE Proceedings
- Publisher
- SPIE
- Published
- 2012-05-01
- Volume
- 8353
- Pages
- 835329-835329-17
- ISSN
- 0277-786X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2084711101
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 6.87
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced optical system design
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Computational Mechanics › Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
- Keywords
- mid-spatial frequency error, power spectral density, aspheric mirrors, optical performance, contrast, pixel crosstalk, imaging system performance
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