Characterizing optical system performance with a color camera

A computer device for measuring a resolution of an optical system from images generated by a color camera capturing an image of the optical system displaying an optical test target, the computer device comprising processor circuitry configured to:

• receive a raw image from the color camera of the optical system displaying the optical test target, wherein:
• the raw image includes green image data;
• the optical test target has a known pattern of contrasting structures having a known spacing, such that the optical test target has a uniform appearance along a direction of homogeneity;
• separate the green image data into a raw green test image comprising pixels;
• generate a testing one-dimension image based on a mathematical operation performed on the raw green testing image along the direction of homogeneity;
• determine the resolution of the optical system along the direction of homogeneity based on the known spacing of the contrasting structures of the optical test target and the testing one-dimension image;
• and
• output the determined resolution,
• wherein the direction of homogeneity comprises horizontal or vertical.

A measurement system for measuring optical properties of an optical system using an optical test target and a light source, the measurement system comprising:

• a color camera configured to capture and output an image in a color space;
• a colorimeter configured to output a value in an XYZ color space;
• and
• a computer device for converting the output of the color camera into an XYZ color space based on the output of the colorimeter and using the light source, the computer device including processor circuitry configured to:
• determine a colorimeter output and a camera output for three wavelength ranges of light by, for each of the three wavelength ranges:
• receiving the colorimeter output from the colorimeter based on measurement of the light source while the light source is emitting light having the wavelength, wherein the colorimeter output is in the XYZ color space;
• receiving the camera output from the camera based on imaging of the light source while the light source is emitting light having the wavelength, wherein the camera output is in a camera color space different from the XYZ color space;
• generate a colorimeter matrix (Mxyz) by combining the colorimeter output for the three wavelength ranges, such that the colorimeter output of each of the three wavelength ranges forms a column of the matrix;
• generate a camera matrix (Mcamera) by combining the camera output for the three wavelength ranges, such that the camera output of each of the three wavelength ranges forms a column of the matrix;
• generate a conversion matrix (Mconversion) by multiplying the Mxyz by an inverse of Mcamera;
• receive the output of the camera;
• generate a converted output by applying Mconversion to the output of the camera, such that the converted output is in the XYZ color space;
• and
• output the converted output.