Abstract

A response function for image transmission in a medium containing discrete, isotropic scatterers is derived in a form analogous to the point-spread function of media with continuous variations of refractive index. A primary-scattering approximation is used with a geometry similar to that employed in determining telephotometry error. The analysis is substantiated by means of an experiment involving a dispersion of an acrylic sol in water.

© 1966 Optical Society of America

Use of point spread and beam spread functions for analysis of imaging systems in water

L. E. Mertens and F. S. Replogle
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Propagation of the Mutual Coherence Function Through Random Media*

Mark J. Beran
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Electromagnetic Scattering by an Elliptic Cylinder Embedded in a Uniaxially Anisotropic Medium

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Absorption of Radiation in a Diffusely Scattering Medium

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