Frequency Domain and pixel size

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The discussion centers on the impact of pixel size in CCD cameras on observing first-order interference patterns in off-axis digital holography. A CCD camera with 6.7-micrometer pixels successfully captured the first-order interference pattern, while a switch to a 1.67-micrometer pixel camera resulted in the disappearance of this pattern. The likely cause is the smaller overall sensor size of the latter camera, which limited the capture of low spatial frequency information essential for observing the first-order pattern.

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what is the relation between pixel size of CCD camera and field of view in frequency domain?
I'm developing an off-axis digital holographic camera. Initially, I employed a CCD camera with 6.7-micrometer pixels and successfully observed the first-order interference pattern in the Fourier domain. However, when I switched to a CCD camera with smaller pixels (1.67 micrometers), the first-order pattern vanished. Can you explain why this occurred?
 
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Maybe the smaller pixel camera sensor was also smaller overall, so the sensor array fell within the first-order pattern. You unintentionally cut the low spatial frequency information by using a narrower camera.
What was your test image.
What did the first-order pattern look like?
What were the outer dimensions of the image arrays?
 

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