EOIR Sensor Optics
Common optical system parameters and metrics for EOIR sensors.Available for these objects: Sensor
Type: Fixed data.
Availability: Reports
Data Provider Elements
| Name | Dimension | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective focal length | SmallDistance | Real Number | The effective focal length as defined by the user for the EOIR sensor band. |
| F number | Unitless | Real Number | Optical system F-number as defined by the user for the EOIR sensor band. |
| Diffraction wavelength | SmallDistance | Real Number | The wavelength used internally for diffraction calculations as defined for the EOIR sensor band. |
| Airy disk diameter | Angle | Real Number or Text | Diameter of the bright central lobe of the diffraction point spread function. |
| Rayleigh resolution | Angle | Real Number or Text | Limiting resolution of the optical system as defined by Rayleigh's resolution criterion. |
| Sparrow resolution | Angle | Real Number or Text | Limiting resolution of the optical system as defined by Sparrow's resolution criterion. |
| Ensquared energy | Unitless | Real Number | Fraction of power in a point source which falls within the boundaries of a pixel centered on the point source. |