Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-17-2006
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.643071
Abstract
Calibration of scanners and cameras usually involves measuring the point spread function (PSF). When edge data is used to measure the PSF, the differentiation step amplifies the noise. A parametric fit of the functional form of the edge spread function (ESF) directly to the measured edge data is proposed to eliminate this. Experiments used to test this method show that the Cauchy functional form fits better than the Gaussian or other forms tried. The effect of using a functional form of the PSF that differs from the true PSF is explored by considering bilevel images formed by thresholding. The amount of mismatch seen can be related to the difference between the respective kurtosis factors.
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2006 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. DOI: 10.1117/12.643071
Publication Information
Barney Smith, Elisa H.. (2006). "PSF Estimation by Gradient Descent Fit to the ESF". Proceedings of SPIE-IS&T Electronic Imaging, 6059.