pupil function

The Fourier transform of the amplitude point-spread function (PSF). The amplitude transfer function and the pupil function are essentially the same, but by convention the pupil function is dimensionless and normalized to a value between 0 and 1. The optical transfer function is the autocorrelation of the pupil function.

Synonyms: generalized pupil function , complex pupil function

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