5. Radiation quality
Most optical radiation is made up of waves of very different frequencies, and is therefore polychromatic. These different frequencies can be separated by selective phenomena such as refraction (prisms), diffraction (gratings), interference, absorption and so on.
5.1 Monochromatic radiation
5.1.1 Relationship between photonic and energetic units
The formula (1)...
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Standardization
Association française de normalisation AFNOR
- Vocabulaire électronique. Chapitre 845 : Éclairage º [CEI 50 (845)]. - NF C 01-845 - 3-89
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Standard sources for radiometry: 18, 19, 20
Standard sources for photometry: 18, 19, 20
Detectors for radiometry: thermal: 5, 12, 13, 17
Detectors for radiometry: photoelectric: 2, 4, 6, 7, 27
Photometric detectors: 19
Radiometers (flux, irradiance):...
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