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From: Jim Burrows 
Reply-To: Jim Burrows 


At 16:16 2003-03-19 -0600, Stephen C. Koehler wrote:

>Can anyone tell me what programs are available that can take in an aberration
>function in the form of Zernike coefficients and display an MTF graph or
>a diffraction pattern (i.e., star test image)?

Diffract will do it for a limited number of asymmetric Zernike coeff:

         http://home.earthlink.net/~burrjaw/public/diffract.zip
(2003-03-01, Win32, 401k)

Diffract needs a .dll file (which is big, sorry):

         http://home.earthlink.net/~burrjaw/public/qt.zip
(2002-09-02, Win32, 1.75M)

The star test image is under construction (magnification is tough), but you
can simulate a Ronchi, Foucault, etc. test using a star source.

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