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Influence of Condenser Transmission Characteristics upon the Performance of Microscopic Systems

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In this article, the effects of condenser transmission characteristics upon the performance of partially coherent systems have been investigated, and the effect of the condenser size and transmission upon the two-point resolution of the system has also been examined.
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The effects of condenser transmission characteristics upon the performance of partially coherent systems have been investigated. It has been shown that the transmittance of the condenser aperture affects the coherence conditions prevailing upon the object plane and modifies the image forming properties of the system. Two different types of irradiance distribution functions have been assumed, in the first type the irradiance is maximum at the centre and tapers off towards the edges of the aperture, the reverse being true for the second type. Their influence upon the spatial frequency response and the edge response of the system has been investigated. The effect of the condenser size and transmission upon the two-point resolution of the system has also been examined.

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Principles of Optics

Max Born, +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss various topics about optics, such as geometrical theories, image forming instruments, and optics of metals and crystals, including interference, interferometers, and diffraction.

Principles of Optics

Max Born, +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss various topics about optics, such as geometrical theories, image forming instruments, and optics of metals and crystals, including interference, interferometers, and diffraction.
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On the diffraction theory of optical images

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The Concept of Partial Coherence in Optics

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