Abstract

A method is outlined by which the limiting resolving power of any prism may be readily determined. It has been necessary to redefine the limit of resolution as the minimum angular of the central maxima of the individual diffraction images at which there may exist a minimum of total intensity between the positions of the individual central maxima. Application to a 10-cm rocksalt prism is included.

© 1944 Optical Society of America

The Physical and Photochemical Basis of Visual Resolving PowerPart II. Visual Acuity and the Photochemistry of the Retina*

George M. Byram
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 34(12) 718-738 (1944)

The Physical and Photochemical Basis of Visual Resolving PowerPart I. The Distribution of Illumination in Retinal Images*

George M. Byram
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 34(10) 571-591 (1944)

A Calculation of Newton Ring Tolerances for Prism Faces

Edward Speyer
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