Spatial Frequency / MTF calculator

Convert lp/mm to cycles and diffraction MTF cutoff.

Category: Diffraction

Formula: νcutoff = 1/(λ·N)

Inputs

InputParameterUnitDefault
lp/mmlpmm100
λlamnm550
f-numberN5.6

Result with the default inputs

  • Period: 10 µm
  • Diff. cutoff: 324.6753 lp/mm
  • Normalized ν: 0.308

Open it with your own values: put each input in the address as a parameter, for example /calculators/spatial-frequency-mtf?lpmm=100. A unit other than the listed one goes in <parameter>_unit.

Read more: Wikipedia: Optical transfer function

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