An Introduction to Radiometric Measurements
Detectors like the Rhea and Hera are calibrated to read directly in units of irradiance, radiant power, radiant flux or radiance depending on the optical configuration.
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Principles of Radiometry Radiometers operate on the principle that the energy emitted by a light source is proportional to its intensity. The Sensor Science Division of NIST realizes and maintains the unit of optical power (watt) with the NIST reference cryogenic radiometer, Primary Optical Watt Radiometer (POWR). It serves as the basis for all radiometric and photometric units and scales realized at NIST, providing optical power. Radiometry is the science of measuring electromagnetic radiation in terms of its power, polarization, spectral content, and other parameters relevant to a particular source or detector configuration.
