Testing the radiometric accuracy of Fourier transform infrared transmittance measurements

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 34, 1997, Pages 8896-8908

  Kaplan, S G ^a   Hanssen, L M ^a   Datla, R U ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer; Neutral density filter; Photometric accuracy; Transmittance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000449321     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.008896     Document Type: Article

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