Graphical header for the Optical Technology Division

[skip navigation] Physics Laboratory Home Optical Technology Division Home NIST Home Optical Technology Division Home Division Research Areas Division Products and Services Meetings of Interest Site Map
Photodetector Measurements >

References

>> Files for this document are noted by PDF and require a reader to be loaded for viewing. [ Get the Adobe PDF Reader ]
Spectroradiometric Detector Measurements Reference:
Larason, T.C., Bruce, S.S., and Parr, A.C.,
"Spectroradiometric Detector Measurements  (10.8MB) PDF," NIST SP 250-41 February, 1998.

Journal Articles:

Gentile, T.R., Houston, J.M., Hardis, J.E., Cromer, C.L., and Parr, A.C.,
"National Institute of Standards and Technology high-accuracy cryogenic radiometer (300KB) PDF," Appl. Opt. 35, 1056-1068 (1996).

Gentile, T.R., Houston, J.M., and Cromer, C.L.,
"Realization of a scale of absolute spectral response using the National Institute of Standards and Technology high-accuracy cryogenic radiometer (473KB) PDF," Appl. Opt. 35, 4392-4403 (1996).

Larason, T.C., Bruce, S.S., and Cromer, C.L.,
"The NIST high accuracy scale for absolute spectral response from 406 nm to 920 nm (83.5KB) PDF," J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 101, 133-140 (1996).

Zalewski, E.F. and Duda, C.R.,
"Silicon photodiode device with 100% external quantum efficiency," Appl. Opt. 22, 2867-2873 (1983).

Saunders, R.D. and Shumaker, J.B.,
"Automated radiometric linearity tester," Appl. Opt. 23, 3504-3506 (1984).

Fowler, J.B. and Dezsi, G.,
"High accuracy measurement of aperture area relative to a standard known aperture (87KB) PDF," J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 100, 277-283 (1995).

Eppeldauer, G.P. and Hardis, J.E.,
"Fourteen-decade photocurrent measurements with large area silicon photodiodes at room temperature," Appl. Opt. 30, 3091-3099 (1991).

"New developments and applications in optical radiometry III," Metrologia 28, (1991).

"New developments and applications in optical radiometry IV," Metrologia 30, (1993).

"New developments and applications in optical radiometry V," Metrologia 32, (1996).

Other Useful References:

Optics
Hecht, E.,
Optics, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1987.

Pedrotti, F.L. and Pedrotti, L.S.,
Introduction to Optics, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1993.

Jenkins, F.A. and White, H.E.,
Fundamentals of Optics, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1976.

Born, M. and Wolf, E.,
Principles of Optics, 6th (corrected) edition, Pergamon Press, Oxford, England, 1993.

Kingslake, R., (ed),
Applied Optics and Optical Engineering, Vol. V, Optical Instruments, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1969.

O'Shea, D.C.,
Elements of Modern Optical Design, Wiley, New York, NY, 1985.

Smith, W.J.,
Modern Optical Engineering, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1990.

Military Handbook 141, Optical Design,
U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, D.C., 1962.

Bass, M., (ed),
Handbook of Optics, Vol. I and II, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1995.

The Optics Problem Solver,
Research and Education Association, Piscataway, N.J., 1990 revision.

Hecht, E.,
Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Optics, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1975.
Detectors and Amplifiers
Eppeldauer, G.P.
Optical Radiation Measurement with Selected Detectors and Matched Electronic Circuits Between 200 nm and 20 µm, NIST Tech. Note 1438 (2001).

Determination of the spectral responsivity of optical radiation detectors, CIE Publication 64 (Commision Internationale de l'Eclairage, Paris, 1984).

Dereniak, E.L. and Crowe, D.G.,
Optical Radiation Detectors, Wiley, New York, NY, 1984.

Dereniak, E.L. and Boreman, G.D.,
Infrared Detectors and Systems, Wiley, New York, NY, 1996.

Rieke, G.H.,
Detection of Light: From the Ultraviolet to the Submillimeter, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 1994.

Vincent, J.D.,
Fundamentals of Infrared Detector Operation and Testing, Wiley, New York, NY, 1990.

Frederiksen, T.M.,
Intuitive Operational Amplifiers, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY 1988.

Graeme, J.G.,
Photodiode Amplifiers: Op Amp Solutions, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1996.

Terrel, D.L.,
Op. Amps: Design, Application, and Troubleshooting, Butterworth-Heinemann, Newton, MA, 1996.

Horowitz, P. and Hill, W.,
The Art of Electronics, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 1989.

Sze, S.M.,
Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd edition, Wiley, New York, NY, 1981.

Sze, S.M.,
Semiconductor Devices, Physics and Technology, Wiley, New York, NY, 1985.
Radiometry
Optical Radiation Measurements, Grum, F. and Bartleson, C.J., (eds), Vol. 1: Radiometry, Grum, F. and Becherer, R.J.;
Vol. 4: Physical Detectors of Optical Radiation, Budde, W., Academic Press, San Diego, CA, Vol. 1: Vol. 4: 1983.

Absolute Radiometry: Electrically Calibrated Thermal Detectors of Optical Radiation,
Hengstberger, F., (ed), Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1989.

Parr, A.C.,
A National Measurement System for Radiometry, Photometry, and Pyrometry based upon absolute detectors, Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol., Tech. Note 1421 (1996).

Wyatt, C.L.,
Radiometric Calibration: Theory and Methods, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1978.

Wyatt, C.L.,
Electro-Optical System Design: For Information Processing, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1991. Expanded and revised version of the author's Radiometric System Design.

McCluney, W.R.,
Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry, Artech House, Norwood, MA, 1994.

Boyd, R.W.,
Radiometry and the Detection of Radiation, Wiley, New York, NY 1983.

Kingston, R.H.,
Optical Sources, Detectors, and Systems: Fundamentals and Applications, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 1995.

Kingston, R.H.,
Detection of Optical and Infrared Radiation, Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, 1978.
Statistics/Error Analysis/Uncertainties
Bevington, P.R.,
Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1969.

Taylor, J.R.,
An Introduction to Error Analysis: The study of uncertainties in physical measurements, University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 1982.

ANSI/NCSL Z540-2-1997, U.S. Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement.

Taylor, B.N. and Kuyatt, C.E.,
Guidelines for Evaluating and Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Results, Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol., Tech. Note 1297 (1994 ed.).

Mendenhall, W. and Sincich, T.,
Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, 3rd edition, Dellen Publishing Company, San Fransisco, CA, 1992.

NBS Handbook 91, Experimental Statistics, Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), NBS HDBK 91, 1963.

Youden, W.J.,
NIST Special Publication 672, Experimentation and Measurement (8.4MB) PDF, 1961.

Precision Measurement and Calibration, Harry Ku, ed., Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ. 300, Vol. 1, 1969.
Quality and Laboratory Accreditation
NIST Handbook 150, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Procedures and General Requirements, James L. Cigler and Vanda R. White, eds., 1994.

NIST Handbook 150-2, NVLAP Calibration Laboratories Technical Guide, 1994.

ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994, Calibration Laboratories and Measuring and Test Equipment - General Requirements.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commision (IEC), General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories Guide 25 (1990).

Bruce, S.S. and Larason, T.C.,
"Developing Quality System Documentation Based on ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 - The Optical Technology Division's Effort," Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. (U.S.), NISTIR 5866 (1996).
General References:
"NCSL Recommended Practice RP-7: Laboratory Design."

"NCSL Recommended Practice RP-11: Reports and Certificates of Calibration."

The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty
Where to obtain the references mentioned:
NIST (formerly NBS) Special Publications
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Telephone (800) 336-4700 Orders Only
FAX (703) 321-8547
ISO Guides and Standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
11 West 42nd Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Telephone (212) 642-4900
FAX (212) 302-1286 Orders Only
National Conference of Standard Laboratories (NCSL)  
NCSL Secretariat
1800 - 30th Street, Suite 305B
Boulder, CO 80301
Telephone (303) 440-3339
FAX (303) 440-3384
CIE Publications
The U.S. National Committee of the CIE
c/o T.M. Lemons
TLA-Lighting Consultants, Inc.
Seven Pond Street
Salem, MA 01970-4893
Photodetector Measurements  

For technical information or questions, contact:
Jeanne Houston
Phone: 301-975-2327
FAX: 301-975-6991
Email: jeanne.houston@nist.gov
  Thomas Larason
Phone: 301-975-2334
FAX: 301-869-5700
Email: thomas.larason@nist.gov
  Yoshi Ohno
Phone: (301) 975-2321
FAX: (301) 840-8551
Email: ohno@nist.gov

OTD Home Page   |   Site Comments
Online: Online: March 1999   -   Last updated: August 2004