Modulation Transfer Function Measurements of Microjetted Microlenses
Applied Optics, Vol. 38, Issue 10, pp. 2040-2046 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.38.002040
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Abstract
We measured the modulation transfer function for microjetted microlenses with diameters ranging between 109 and 400 μm and with focal lengths ranging between 135 and 540 μm. We found that single-drop 109-μm-diameter microlenses perform close to their theoretical cutoff frequency. However, the larger lenses made with multiple droplets have a cutoff frequency that is 35% of the theoretical value. We interpret this as an illustration of the rapid increase in spherical aberration as the diameter of a lens increases.
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OCIS Codes
(110.4100) Imaging systems : Modulation transfer function
(220.3630) Optical design and fabrication : Lenses
(350.3950) Other areas of optics : Micro-optics
Citation
Brian T. Teipen and Duncan L. MacFarlane, "Modulation Transfer Function Measurements of Microjetted Microlenses," Appl. Opt. 38, 2040-2046 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-38-10-2040
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