Status and importance of optical standards

Robert E. Parks

doi:10.1117/12.23334

1 January 1991 Status and importance of optical standards

Robert E. Parks

Proceedings Volume 1346, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Videography, Photonics, and Velocimetry '90; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23334
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Optical standards will play an increasingly vital role in optical design, manufacture and testing as optics replace electronics and become the information transfer and analysis media of the 21st century. We will first describe the function and importance of optical standards to the optics community. Then we will describe the status of domestic optical standards and the government position on standards in general. This is followed by a summary of the work being done on international standards for optics. We conclude with a plan for the future that will keep the US optical industry from falling further behind our international competition.

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Robert E. Parks "Status and importance of optical standards", Proc. SPIE 1346, Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography, Videography, Photonics, and Velocimetry '90, (1 January 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23334

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