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References for Optical Radiation Calibrations

General References
B. N. Taylor and C. E. Kuyatt, Guidelines for Evaluating and Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Results, National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.), Technical Note 1297, 2nd ed. (1994).

"Determining and Reporting Measurement Uncertainties," National Conference of Standards Laboratories, Recommended Practice RP-12 (1994).

Ross McCluney, Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry [ISBN 0-89006-678-7] Artech House, Inc., Norwood, MA (1994).

Frank L. Pedrotti and Leno S. Pedrotti, Introduction to Optics, 2nd Edition, [ISBN 0-13-501545-6] Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1993).

Eugene Hecht, Optics, 2nd Edition, [ISBN 0-201-11609-X] Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., Reading, MA (1987, reprinted in 1990).

ISO/IEC Guide 25, General requirements for the competence of calibration and testing laboratories (1990).

Warren J. Smith, Modern Optical Engineering, 2nd Edition, [ISBN 0-07-059174-1] McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York (1990).

Theory and Practice of Radiation Thermometry, Editors: D. P. DeWitt and Gene D. Nutter [ISBN 0-471-61018-6] John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York (1988).

Robert W. Boyd, Radiometry and the Detection of Optical Radiation, [ISBN 0-471-86188-X] John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York (1983).

NCSL Recommended Practice. RP-7: Laboratory Design

NCSL Recommended Practice. RP-11: Reports and Certificates of Calibration. (Probably all of the NCSL Recommended Practices are useful references.)

ISO/IEC Guide. 43: Development and Operation of Laboratory Proficiency Testing

ISO/IEC Guide. 45: Guidelines for the Presentation of Test Results
Radiance Temperature References
Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, James. F. Shooley, editor (American Institute of Physics, New York), Vol. 6, Part. 1 (1992).

Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, James F. Shooley, editor (American Institute of Physics, New York), Vol. 6, Part 2 (1992).

The International Temperature Scale of 1990, H. Preston-Thomas, Metrologia 27, 3 (1990).

The 1990 NIST Scales of Thermal Radiometry, Klaus D. Mielenz, Robert D. Saunders, Albert C. Parr, and Jack J. Hsia, J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 95, 621 (1990).

Spectroradiometric Determination of the Freezing Temperature of Gold, K. D. Mielenz, R. D. Saunders, J. B. Shumaker, J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 95, 49 (1990).

Temperature, T. J. Quinn (Academic Press, San Diego, 1990).

Theory and Practice of Radiation Thermometry, D. P. Dewitt and Gene D. Nutter editors (John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1988).

NBS Measurement Services: Radiance Temperature Calibrations. W. R. Waters, J. H. Walker, and A. T. Hattenburg, National Bureau of Standards (U.S.), Special Publication. 250-7 (Oct. 1987).

Applications of Radiation Thermometry, Joseph C. Richmond and David P. Dewitt editors (American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1985).

Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry (Instrument Society of America, Pittsburgh) Vol. 4, Part 1 (1972).

Vacuum Tungsten Strip Lamps with Improved Stability as Radiance Temperature Standards: Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, T. J. Quinn and R. D. Lee (Instrument Society of America, Pittsburgh), Vol. 4, Part 1 (1972), p. 395.

Intercomparison of the IPTS 68 Above 1064 °C by Four National Laboratories: Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry, R. D. Lee, H. J. Kostkowski, T. J. Quinn, P. R. Chandler, T. N. Jones, J. Tapping, and H. Kunz, (Instrument Society of America, Pittsburgh), Vol. 4, Part 1 (1972), p. 77.

Corrections in Optical Pyrometry and Photometry for the Refractive Index of Air, W. R. Blevin, Metrologia 8, 146 (1972).

The NBS Photoelectric Pyrometer and Its Use in Realizing the International Practical Temperature Scale above 1063 °C, R. D. Lee, Metrologia 2(4), 150 (Oct. 1966).

Theory and Methods of Optical Pyrometry, H. J. Kostkowski and R. D. Lee, National Bureau of Standards (US), Monograph 41 (March 1962).

Temperature, Its Measurement and Control in Science and Industry (Instrument Society of America, Pittsburgh), Vol. 3, Part 1 (1962).
Photometric References
IES Guide to Spectroradiometric Measurements, IES LM-58-1993.

IES Approved Method for Electrical and Photometric Measurements of General Service Incandescent Filament Lamps, IES LM-45-1991.

IES Guide for the Selection, Care and Use of Electrical Instruments in the Photometric Laboratory, IES LM-28-1989.

Measurement of Lumious Flux, CIE Publication #84 (1989).

IES Approved Method for the Electrical and Photometric Measurements of Fluorescent Lamps, IES LM-9-1988.

Brightness Luminance Relations -- Classified Bibliography, CIE Publication #78 (1988).

NBS Measurement Services: Photometric Calibrations, R. L. Booker and D. A. McSparron, National Bureau of Standards (U.S.), Special Publication 250-15 (Oct. 1987). (An extended list of references are listed in the publication.)

Methods of Characterizing Illuminance Meters and Luminance Meters, CIE Publication #69 (1987).

The Measurement of Absolute Luminance Intensity Distributions, CIE Publication #70, (1987).

Colorimetry, CIE Publication #15.2, 2nd ed. (1986).

Photometry, J.W.T. Walsh, 3rd edition, Constable, London (1958). IES Practical Guide to Colorimetry of Light Sources, IES LM-16-1984.

The Basis of Physical Photometry, CIE Publication #18.2 (1983).

Methods of Characterizing the Performance Radiometers and Photometers, CIE Publication #53 (1982).

Photometry of Indoor Type Luminaires with Tubular Fluorescent Lamps, CIE Publication #24 (1973).

Procedures for the Measurement of Luminous Flux of Discharge Lamps and for Their Calibration as Working Standards, CIE Publication #25 (1973).
Spectrophotometric References
NBS Measurement Services: Spectral Reflectance, V. R. Weidner and J. J. Hsia, National Bureau of Standards (U.S.), Special Publication 250-8 (July 1987).

NBS Measurement Services: Regular Spectral Transmittance, K. L. Eckerle, J. J. Hsia, K. D. Mielenz and V. R. Weidner, National Bureau of Standards (U.S.), Special Publication 250-6 (July 1987).

National Scales of Spectrometry in the U.S., J. J. Hsia, Advances in Standards and Methodology in Spectrophotometry 1987, Elsevier Science Publishers, B. V., Amsterdam (1987), pp. 99-109.

Transmittance MAP Service, K. L. Eckerle, J. J. Hsia, and V. R. Weidner, NBS Special Publication 692 (March 1985).

Retroreflectance MAP Service for Coefficient of Luminous Intensity, K. L. Eckerle and J. J. Hsia, NBS Special Publication 671 (February 1984).

Retroflection: Definition and Measurement, CIE Publication #54 (1982).

Absolute Methods for Reflection Measurements, CIE Publication #44 (1979).

A Review of Publications on Properties and Reflection Values of Material Reflection Standards, CIE Publications #46 (1979).

Radiometric and Photometric Characteristics of Materials and their Measurement CIE Publication #38 (1977).
Spectral Radiance and Spectral Irradiance References
NBS Measurement Services: Spectral Irradiance Calibrations, J. H. Walker, R. D. Saunders, J. K. Jackson, and D. A. McSparron, National Bureau of Standards (U.S.), Special Publication 250-20 (Sept. 1987).

NBS Measurement Services: Spectral Radiance, J. H. Walker, R. D. Saunders, and A. T. Hattenburg, National Bureau of Standards (U.S.), Special Publication 250-1 (Jan. 1987).

The Spectroradiometric Measurement of Light Sources, CIE Publication #63 (1984).

Methods of Characterizing the Performance of Radiometers and Photometers, CIE Publication #53 (1982).

Spectral Irradiance Standard for the Ultraviolet: The Deuterium Lamp, R. D. Saunders, W. R. Ott, and J. M. Bridges, Appl. Optics 17, 593 (1978).

The 1973 NBS Scale of Spectral Irradiance, R. D. Saunders and J. B. Shumaker, National Bureau of Standards (U.S.), Tech. Note 594-13 (1977).

High-Accuracy Spectral Radiance Calibration of Tungsten-Strip Lamps, H. J. Kostkowski, D. E. Erminy, and A. T. Hattenburg, Adv. Geophys. 14, 111 (1970).
Spectral Responsivity References
"New Developments and Applications in Optical Radiometry III," Metrologia 28 (1991).

"NBS Measurement Services: The NBS Photodetector Spectral Response Calibration Transfer Program," E. F. Zalewski, National Bureau of Standards (U.S.), Special Publication 250-17 (1988).

"Determination of the Spectral Responsivity of Optical Radiation Detectors," CIE Publication #64 (1984).

Optical Radiation Measurements, Editors: F. Grum and C. J. Bartleson; [ISBN 0-12-304904-0] Academic Press, New York, Vol. 1 (1983).

Radiometry, F. Grum and R. J. Becherer; [ISBN 0-12-304904-0] Academic Press, New York,Vol. 4 (1983).

Physical Detectors of Optical Radiation, W. Budde [ISBN 0-12-304904-0] Academic Press, New York, Vol. 1: Vol. 4: (1983).

E. F. Zalewski and C. R. Duda, "Silicon Photodiode Device with 100% External Quantum Efficiency," Appl. Optics 22, 2867-2873 (1983).

C. L. Wyatt, Radiometric Calibration: Theory and Methods [ISBN 0-12-766150-6] Academic Press, New York (1978).

C. L. Cromer, "A New Spectral Response Calibration Method using a Silicon Photodiode Trap Detector," to be published in the Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Where to obtain the references mentioned:

NIST (formerly NBS) Special Publications:
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ISO Guides and Standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
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CIE Publications: The U.S. National Committee of the CIE
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