Minimum resolvable contrast (MRC) study for CCD low-light-level imaging system

Yan Zhou; Weiqi Jin; Zhiyong Gao; Guangrong Liu; Jianyong Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.481556

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30 August 2002 Minimum resolvable contrast (MRC) study for CCD low-light-level imaging system

Yan Zhou, Weiqi Jin, Zhiyong Gao, Guangrong Liu, Jianyong Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 4925, Electronic Imaging and Multimedia Technology III; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.481556
Event: Photonics Asia, 2002, Shanghai, China

Abstract

The performance evaluation model (MRCeye model) of CCD low light level imaging system is deduced on the basis of human eye models and experimental data. It is involved signal to noise in time frequency and modulation transfer function in spatial frequency. It is showed by calculation that the minimum value of MRC is obtained when spatial frequency equals to f0 C/ mrad , MRC increase with the decrease of spatial frequency when spatial frequency f is less than f0 C/ mrad , MRC increase with the increase of spatial frequency when spatial frequency f is larger than f0 C/ mrad , namely, The MRC has band-pass characteristic that is according to the characteristic ofhuman eye.

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Yan Zhou, Weiqi Jin, Zhiyong Gao, Guangrong Liu, and Jianyong Zhang "Minimum resolvable contrast (MRC) study for CCD low-light-level imaging system", Proc. SPIE 4925, Electronic Imaging and Multimedia Technology III, (30 August 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.481556

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