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    • Optical engineering
    • Image quality assessment
    • Computational optics

    Background:

    • The optical transfer function (OTF) is crucial for evaluating imaging system performance.
    • Both geometrical optical transfer function (GOTF) and diffraction optical transfer function (DOTF) are used to characterize optical systems.
    • Comparing their computational efficiency and accuracy is essential for practical optical design.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the computational merit of the geometrical optical transfer function (GOTF) in optical design.
    • To compare the calculation time of GOTF against the diffraction optical transfer function (DOTF).
    • To determine the utility and accuracy of GOTF as an approximation of DOTF.

    Main Methods:

    • Calculating DOTF via numerical integration of pupil function autocorrelation, 2D digital autocorrelation, and Fourier transform (FT) of the point-spread function (PSF).
    • Calculating GOTF via FT of the geometrical PSF and FT of the spot diagram.
    • Utilizing wave aberrations (for DOTF) and transverse ray aberrations (for GOTF) as starting points.
    • Comparing computation times for primary aberrations and typical imaging systems.

    Main Results:

    • Direct numerical integrations for DOTF are computationally intensive.
    • GOTF calculation using FT of the spot diagram is 2-3 times slower than DOTF calculation using FT of the PSF.
    • GOTF accuracy is limited, serving only as an approximation for large aberrations.

    Conclusions:

    • GOTF calculation is computationally inefficient compared to DOTF.
    • GOTF provides no significant advantage in the optical design process.
    • The utility of GOTF is negated due to its slow computation and approximate nature.