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Variation in ocular modulation and phase transfer functions with grating orientation
Author(s) -
Walsh G.,
Charman W. N.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1992.tb00410.x
Subject(s) - monochromatic color , optics , grating , optical transfer function , physics , spatial frequency , chromatic aberration , wavelength , orientation (vector space) , phase (matter) , diffraction , chromatic scale , materials science , mathematics , geometry , quantum mechanics
For circular pupils of diameters 2 mm the optical performance of the eye in monochromatic light is effectively diffraction‐limited, so that its modulation transfer function (MTF) is essentially independent of grating orientation and its phase transfer function (PTF) is close to zero. For larger pupils, however, the wave aberration of the eye usually exceeds the Rayleigh quarter‐wavelength limit. It is shown that the monochromatic MTF may then display marked variation with orientation and the associated PTFs can be non‐zero. The exact effects vary markedly with the individual subject. In white light additional asymmetries may occur due to transverse chromatic aberration.