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Downloadable technical white papers:

Application Note Image Circle Tolerance copy.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Biometric Lens Marketing sheet_Nov08.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Dewarper Mini User Guide 1_2.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
FisheyeImageCircle.PNG - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Impact of Lens Chief Ray Angle on Image Quality.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
IR Cutoff Filter Application Note.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
lateral color.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Optical Low Pass Filters Theory and Practice.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
plastic-vs-glass-optics.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Security Lens HFOV & Image Circle_Jan09_PUBLIC.xls - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Sunex Flyer general_jan09.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Surveillance_Lens Marketing Sheet_Sept09.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Tailored Distortion Application Note.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
wide-angle and fisheye FOV.pdf - last modified on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.

Educational literature on optics and imaging:

CCD/CMOS selection guide: This guide explains or defines commonly used concepts in digital imaging applications.
Material guide: This guide is a summary of commonly used optical glass materials, and their key properties.
Lens primer: This page explains various types of lens element and multi-element lens assemblies.
Prism primer: This page is a summary of commonly seen prism types and their uses.
Coating guide: This guide shows the performance of typical anti-reflection (AR) coatings on optical elements.
Optical tolerances: This pages explains some of key concepts used in optical tolerancing. It also discusses the image quality metric MTF (modulation transfer function).

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