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- What is Light?
- Electromagnetic Wave Theory
- Ultraviolet Light
- Visible Light
- Infrared Light
- The Power of Light
- Quantum Theory
- Radiometric Power
- Photometric Power
- Effective Irradiance
- How Light Behaves
- Reflection
- Transmission
- Refraction
- Diffraction and Interference
- Manipulating Light
- Diffusion and Collimation
- Transmission and Focusing Lenses
- Reflection and Reflective Focus
- Spectral Filtering
- Light Sources
- Blackbodies
- Incandescence
- Luminescence
- Sunlight
- Principles of Light Measurement
- Inverse Square Law
- Point Source Approximation
- Cosine Law
- Lambertian Surfaces
- Measurement Geometries
- Flux
- Irradiance and Illuminance
- Radiance and Luminance
- Intensity
- Converting Between Geometries
- Setting Up an Optical Bench
- Baffles
- Kinematic Mounts
- Graphing Data
- Line Sources
- Polar Spatial Plots
- Log Spectral Plots
- Diabatie Transmission Plots
- Choosing a Detector
- Silicon Photodiodes
- Vacuum Photodiodes
- Multi-Junction Thermopiles
- Choosing a Filter
- Thin Film Interference Filters
- Absorption Filters
- Typical Applications
- Choosing Input Optics
- Cosine Corrected Optics
- Radiance Optics
- Special Purpose Input Optics
- Choosing a Radiometer
- Dynamic Range
- Current Amplification
- Transimpedance Amplification
- Features
- Calibrations
- NIST Traceability
- References
