如何测量调制传递函数HowtoMeasureModulationTransferFunction.docx

How to Measure Modulation Transfer Function/blog/?p=1294How to Measure Modulation Transfer Function (1)In a simple wording, the modulation transfer function or MTF is a measure of the spatial resolution of an imaging component.? The latter can be an image sensor, a lens, a mirror or the complete camera.? In technical terms, the MTF is the magnitude of the optical transfer function, being the Fourier transform of the response to a point illumination.The MTF is not really the most easiest measurement that can be done on an imaging system.? Various methods can be used to characterize the MTF, such as the “slit image”, the “knife edge”, the “laser-speckle technique” and “imaging of sine-wave patterns”.? It should be noted that all method listed, except the “laser-speckle technique, measure the MTF of the complete imaging system : all parts of the imaging system are included, such as lens, filters (if any present), cover glass and image sensor.? Even the effect of the processing of the sensor’s signal can have an influence on the MTF, and will be include in the measurement.In this first MTF-blog the measurement of the modulation transfer function based on imaging with a sine-wave pattern will be discussed.? It should be noted that in this case dedicated testcharts are used to measure the MTF, but the pattern on the chart should sinusoidally change between dark parts and light parts.? In the case a square-wave pattern is used, not the MTF but the CTF (= Contrast Transfer Function) will be measured.? And the values obtained? for the CTF will be larger than the ones obtained for the MTF.The method described here is based on the work of Anke Neumann, written down in her MSc thesis “VerfahrenzurAufloesungsmessungdigitalerKameras”, June 2003.? The basic idea is to use a single testchart with a co-called Siemens-star.? An example of such a testchart is illustrated in Figure 1.Figure 1 : Output image of the camera-under-test observing the Siemens star.(Without going further into