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The Art of Radiometry
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Description
The material from this book was derived from a popular first-year graduate class taught by James M. Palmer for over twenty years at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences. This text covers topics in radiation propagation, radiometric sources, optical materials, detectors of optical radiation, radiometric measurements, and calibration. Radiometry forms the practical basis of many current applications in aerospace engineering, infrared systems engineering, remote sensing systems, displays, visible and ultraviolet sensors, infrared detectors of optical radiation, and many other areas. While several texts individually cover topics in specific areas, this text brings the underlying principles together in a manner suitable for both classroom teaching and a reference volume that the practicing engineer can use.
Keywords: optical radiation, detectors, sensors, radiometer, radiometry, radiation sources, optical system design, radiative transfer
Table of Contents
- Front Matter Open Access [ PDF ]
- 1. Introduction to Radiometry [ PDF ]
- 6. Radiometric Instrumentation [ PDF ]
- D. Solid-Angle Relationships [ PDF ]
- F. Effective Noise Bandwidth of Analog RC Filters and the Selection of Filter Parameters to Optimize Signal-to-Noise Ratio [ PDF ]
- Back Matter Open Access [ PDF ]
Excerpt
This volume is the result of nearly twenty years of frustration in locating suitable material for teaching the subject of radiometry and its allied arts. This is not to say that there is not a lot of good stuff out there—it's just not all in one place, consistent in usage of units, and applicable as both a teaching tool and as a reference. I intend this book to be all things to all people interested in radiometry. The material comes from teaching both undergraduate and graduate-level courses at the Optical Sciences Center of the University of Arizona, and from courses developed for SPIE and for industrial clients. I have unabashedly borrowed the tenor of the title from the superb text The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz in the hope that this volume will be as useful to the inquisitive reader.
I gratefully acknowledge the contributions of my mentor, William L. Wolfe, Jr., and the hundreds of students whose constant criticism and occasional faint praise have helped immeasurably.
This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother, Candace W. Palmer (1904–1996) and my father, James A. Palmer (1905–1990). She was all one could wish for in a Mom, and he showed me the path to engineering.
James M. Palmer
1937–2007
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