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Variation of radiometric throughput with simple perturbations

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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.
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Optical Engineering
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Keywords

Lambertian, perturbation, radiometry, throughput, uncertainty
Radiation, Physics and Optical physics and communications

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 October 21, 2025)

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Created February 3, 2025, Updated September 22, 2025
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