The Calculation of the Optical Transfer Function

In previous OTF computer programs, various geometrical optical aspects of image formation appear often to have been ignored. The neglect of factors associated with anamorphotic imagery, pupil aberrations and vignetting, and a shift of focal plane can lead to considerable errors in the computed values of the transfer function, particularly for high-aperture or wide-angle systems. In addition, the numerical integration processes employed have not always been entirely satisfactory in terms of efficiency, generality, and convenience.