Description

\\ Fundamentals of radiometry and photometry; detection of light using thermal and photon (photoemissive, photoconductive, and photovoltaic) methods; noise processes; blackbodies; charge transfer devices; spectroradiometry. Prerequisites: Physics with calculus (PHY 223), Circuits II (PHY 223)

Description

\\ Fundamentals of radiometry and photometry; detection of light using thermal and photon (photoemissive, photoconductive, and photovoltaic) methods; noise processes; blackbodies; charge transfer devices; spectroradiometry. Prerequisites: Physics with calculus (PHY 223), Circuits II (PHY 223)

Course Outline

  1. Electromagnetic Radiation
    • Radians, Steradians
    • Projections
    • Responsivity
    • Lab: Flicker Photometry

  2. Radiometry
    • Fund.\ Eq.\ of Radiometry
    • Configuration Factors
    • Non-Lambertian sources
    • Lab: Radiance

  3. Optical Properties
    • Fresnel Reflection
    • absorption coefficient
    • R, T, A
    • Lab: Absorption

  4. Blackbodies
    • Planck's Law
    • Kirchoff's Law
    • Color Temperature
    • Lab: Tungsten Lamp

  5. Photometry
    • Fund.\ Eq.\ of Photometry
    • Tristimulus values
    • Color Discrimination Mechanisms
    • Lab: Color Matching

  6. Photovoltaic
    • Intrinsic/Extrinsic Effects
    • Quantum efficiency
    • Noise
    • Lab: Spectrometer 1

  7. Thermal detectors
    • Thermal Effects
    • Bolometer
    • Pyroelectric
    • Lab: Spectrometer 2

  8. Photoconduction
    • Theory
    • Noise
    • Figures of Merit
    • Lab: Pulse Oximeter 1

  9. Charge Transfer Devices
    • Photovoltaic Effect
    • Responsivity
    • Noise
    • Lab: Pulse Oximeter 2

  10. Spectroradiometer
    • Design
    • Calibration
    • Performance
    • Lab: none