Introduction and Terminology

This chapter contains sections titled:

• What Is Illumination?

• A Brief History of Illumination Optics

• Units

• Intensity

• Illuminance and Irradiance

• Luminance and Radiance

• Important Factors in Illumination Design

• Standard Optics Used in Illumination Engineering

• The Process of Illumination System Design

• Is Illumination Engineering Hard?

• Format for Succeeding Chapters

• References