SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY OF SMALL RETINAL AREAS

Abstract

The measurement of the image forming properties of the human visual system by means of a photoelectric ophthalmoscope and retinal light distributions for bright bar targets 1.6 ft wide for pupil diameter ranging from 3-8 mm. are presented. Spatial frequency response functions for these pupil diameters are also given. These functions, which are independent of the target used to measure them, describe the image formation properties of the optics. The color appearance of small briefly presented monochromatic stimuli vary in color from flash to flash. The color mixer uses monochromatic stimuli obtained by selecting portions of a spectrum produced by passing white light through a replica grating. A model suitable for student use has been constructed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1962
Accession Number
AD0272774

Entities

People

  • John Krauskopf

Organizations

  • Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diameters
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Physics
  • Sensitivity
  • Spectra
  • White Light

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.