High Accuracy Dual Lens Transmittance Measurements

Abstract

We show how to determine the transmittance of short focal length lenses (f 19 mm and f 25 mm, in this case) with a combined uncertainty of 3 parts in 104 or better by measuring transmittances of lens pairs of a set of three or more lenses with the same nominal focal length. Uncertainties are minimized by optimizing the radiometric design of the setup and the measurement procedure. The technique is particularly useful in systems where the detector acceptance angle limits the beam geometry to relatively collimated beams.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470939

Entities

People

  • Alan Migdall
  • James L. Gardner
  • Jessica Cheung
  • Michael J. Ware
  • Sergey Polyakov

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Calibration
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optics
  • Photodiodes
  • Standards
  • Transmittance
  • Uncertainty

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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