title: Misalignment in imaging multifibers.
abstract: A statistical approach is used to characterize image transmission through misaligned multifibers, i.e., differently arranged at the input and output faces, leading to a spatially invariant line spread function. The resulting MTF is the product of the MTF for the aligned system and a function characterizing stochastic departures from alignment. The case of circular fibers with Gaussian misalignment is treated theoretically and is found to account satisfactorily for experimentally observed results.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Marhic
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Schacham
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Epstein