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Variation of radiometric throughput with simple perturbations

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Author(s)

Eric Shirley

Abstract

This work considers the effects of changes of distance, centering and tilting of optical elements on radiometric throughput. Analytical formulas for leading-order effects are compared to numerical calculations for validation purposes.
Citation
Optical Engineering

Keywords

Lambertian, perturbation, radiometry, throughput, uncertainty

Citation

Shirley, E. (2025), Variation of radiometric throughput with simple perturbations, Optical Engineering, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=935187 (Accessed December 1, 2025)

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Created February 3, 2025, Updated September 22, 2025
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