Radiometry and the Detection of Optical Radiation (Pure & Applied Optics Series)

Boyd, Robert W.

ISBN 10: 047186188X / ISBN 13: 9780471861881

Published by Wiley-Interscience, 1983

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Page block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without markings of any kind. Fine, like new condition. A few sentences are highlighted, otherwise in great shape! Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Radiometry and the Detection of Optical Radiation (Pure & Applied Optics Series)
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047186188X
• ISBN 13: 9780471861881
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Presents a treatment of fundamental aspects of the generation, transfer and detection of optical and infra-red radiation. Emphasis placed on practical aspects of radiometry in detection. Discusses formal principles of radiometry, signal-to-noise considerations in the detection of optical radiation, and the operation of various radiation detectors. Includes tables and graphs of blackbody functions.

About the Author

Robert William Boyd is an American physicist noted for his work in optical physics and especially in nonlinear optics. He is currently Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Quantum Nonlinear Optics at the University of Ottawa and on the Faculty at the University of Rochester.