5. Radiation quality

Most optical radiation is made up of waves of very different frequencies, and is therefore polychromatic. These different frequencies can be separated by selective phenomena such as refraction (prisms), diffraction (gratings), interference, absorption and so on.

5.1 Monochromatic radiation

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5.1.1 Relationship between photonic and energetic units

The formula (1)...

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(1) - BOYD (R.W.) - Radiometry and the detection of optical radiation. - Wiley, New York (1983).
(2) - BURRUS (J.) & al - La photométrie en éclairage. - Sté Édition Lux, Paris (1991).
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