詳細

Written from a systems engineering perspective, this Field Guide covers topics in optical radiation propagation, material properties, sources, detectors, system components, measurement, calibration, and photometry. Appendices provide material on SI units, conversion factors, source luminance data, and many other subjects. The book's organization and extensive collection of diagrams, tables, and graphs will enable the reader to efficiently identify and apply relevant information to radiometric problems arising amid the demands of today's fast-paced technical environment.

Glossary of Symbols and Acronyms
Introduction to Radiometry
　The Electromagnetic Spectrum
　The Basics
Propagation of Optical Radiation
　Plane and Solid Angles
　Projected Area and Projected Solid Angle
　f/# and Numerical Aperture
　Radiometric Quantities Summarized
　Photon Quantities
　Spectral Radiant Quantities
　Radiance, Radiant Exitance, and Intensity
　Exitance-Radiance Relationship
　Intensity
　Isotropic and Lambertian Sources
　Inverse Square Law of Irradiance
　Cos3 and Cos4 Laws of Irradiance
　Throughput and its Invariance
　Area and Solid Angle Products
　Basic Radiance and Radiance Invariance
　The Equation of Radiative Transfer
　Configuration Factors
　Power Transfer: Point Source
　Power Transfer: Extended Source
　Power Transfer: Field Lens Added
　Irradiance from a Lambertian Disk
　Irradiance from a Lambertian Sphere
　The Integrating Sphere
　Camera Equation and Image Plane Irradiance
Radiometric Properties of Materials
　Overview of Material Properties
　Transmission
　Reflection
　Absorption and the Conservation of Energy
　Emission
　Specular Transmissivity and Reflectivity
　Single-Surface Illustrations
　More on Specular Propagation
　Transmission: Absorbing and Reflecting Materials
　Materials as Targets
　Optical Materials Selection Considerations
Generation of Optical Radiation
　Planck's Law
　Stefan-Boltzmann and Wien Displacement Laws
　Rayleigh-Jeans and Wien Approximations
　Radiation Laws in Terms of Photons
　Kirchoff's Law
　Natural Sources
　Lambert-Bouguer-Beer Law and Langley Plot
　Artificial Sources
　Luminescent Mechanisms
　Some Luminescent Sources
Detectors of Optical Radiation
　Detector Types
　Detector Definitions
　More Detector Definitions
　Detector Figures of Merit
　Noise Concepts and Definitions
　The Most Unpleasant Noises
　More Unpleasant Noises
　Thermal Detectors
　Thermoelectric Detectors
　The Bolometer
　Pyroelectric Detectors
　Photon Detectors
　Photoconductive Detectors
　Photoemissive Detectors
　Photovoltaic Detectors
　Photovoltaic Current and Performance
　Detector Interfacing
　Single and Multiple Detectors
　Detector Array Architectures
　Choosing a Detector
Radiometric System Components
　Choppers and Radiation References
　Baffles and Cosine Correctors
　Spectral Separation Mechanisms
　Prisms and Gratings
　Filters
Calibration and Measurement
　Radiometric Calibration Basics
　Radiometric Calibration Philosophy
　Distant Point Source Calibration
　Collimators and the Distant Small Source
　More on Collimators
　Extended Source Calibrations
　Other Calibration Methods
　The Measurement Equation
　Errors in Measurements
　Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Measurement Error
　The Range Equation
　Radiometric Temperatures
Photometry
　Photometric Quantities
　Human Visual Response
　Color
　Sources and the Eye's Response
Appendices
　SI Base Quantities, Prefixes, and Uncertainty Reporting
　Physical Constants: 2010 CODATA Recommended Values
　Source Luminance Values
　More Source Values
　Solid Angle Relationships
　Rays, Stops, and Pupils
　Diffraction
　Action Spectra and Optical Radiation Regions
Equation Summary
References
Bibliography
Index