Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

Characterization and calibration of photometers, (filtered) radiometers and solar cells in uniform radiation fields within the wavelength range from 210 nm to 2.0 µm.

• Measurement techniques for photovoltaics (DSR setup)
  
• Calibration of reference solar cells under user defined test conditions
• Calibration of large area photometers and (filtered) radiometers (DSR setup and TULIP setup, TULIP = TUnable Lasers of Photometry)
  
  

Research and development of standard detectors in the field of photometers, (filtered) radiometers and solar cells for photometry and applied radiometry.

• Improvement of measurement procedures for large area detectors and solar cells
• Characterization of photometers and radiometers for pulsed applications
• Calibration procedures for detectors using (partial) coherent radiation fields

• IMERA Special Facility Pilot Project TULIP
  
• Euromet Project 443 (Comparison of UV Power Meters)
  
• Euromet Project 896 (Laser-based radiometry for large-area detectors, luminance standards and spectroradiometers)