The Inner Workings of opticks

In depth explanation of the physical and mathematical models behind opticks.

Imager Models

• Imager Geometry Models
• Data Chain Models

Imaging Performance Models: Sharpness and Contrast

• Modelling Contrast and Sharpness Performance
• Static Contributors to the MTF: Optics
• Static Contributors to the MTF: Detector
• Dynamic Contributors to the MTF
• Atmospheric Contributors to the MTF
• Processing Contributors to the MTF
• MTF Scenarios
• Computing PSF and MTF with opticks
• Derivation of Crowell and Labuda for Special Cases using SymPy
• Detector Diffusion MTF: Numerical Examples

Under the Hood: Miscellaneous Models

• Interpolation with Units
• Working with Piecewise Continuous Functions: IntervalData