Optical Technology Programs & Projects

The Vision Science program was established to develop new photometric and colorimetric standards based on vision science to facilitate development … more

NIST provides calibration of the spectral responsivity and spatial uniformity of photodetectors for use in industrial and government labs. These … more

Accurate characterization of optoelectronic equipment is important to applications such as optical telecommunications, medical devices, materials … more

Spectrophotometry is the quantitative measurement of the reflection or transmission properties of a material as a function of wavelength. While … more

Calibration standards for spectral radiance and spectral irradiance are disseminated in the form of transfer lamps and integrating sphere sources. … more

The Optical Medical Imaging program was established to advance the application of optical imaging in surgical, clinical, and medical practices. … more

Radiometric and photometric measurements require defining apertures. The accuracy to which these measurements can be accomplished requires … more

NASA launched the Solar Dynamics Observatory ( SDO ) satellite on 11 Feb 2010 on a mission to study the sun. The EUV Variability Experiment ( EVE … more

Imaging in the terahertz frequency range enables the detection of concealed weapons and other contraband (e.g., explosives under clothing) without … more

We want to quantify the breakdown of geometrical optics when computing the throughput of optical systems for the purpose of calculating … more