Question

The resolution of a camera or other optical system is determined by the relationship between what two scales?

a.The size of the aperture and the distance to the sensor
b.The size of the object being imaged and the size of the aperture
c.The distance to the sensor and the wavelength of light
d.The wavelength of light and the size of the aperture

Answer 1

d.The wavelength of light and the size of the aperture

Step-by-step explanation:

The resolution power of an optical system is the smallest distance between two points that the device can distinguish clearly.

It has the following relationship:

`r=(\lambda)/(2n)`

where:

r = minimum resolvable distance

n = numerical aperture

`\lambda`= wavelength of the light used for viewing

From above mathematical equation it is clear that:

• Smaller the wavelength better the resolving power
• Larger the aperture better the resolution

(Note, that smaller the value of "r" the more finer details of the image visible through the device.)