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Diffraction-limited system

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The Diffraction Limit and the Pursuit of Higher Resolution

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What is DLA / Diffraction Limited Aperture? Diffraction Limits of a Sensor

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What is DIFFRACTION-LIMITED SYSTEM? What does DIFFRACTION-LIMITED SYSTEM mean?

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Resolution of a Microscope

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OPTI 471B Lab 7: MTF Measurement of a Diffraction-Limited System

The resolution of an optical imaging system – a microscope, telescope, or camera – can be limited by factors such as imperfections in the lenses or misalignment. However, there is a principal limit to the resolution of any optical system, due to the physics of diffraction. An optical system with resolution performance at the instrument's theoretical limit is said to be diffraction-limited.