Trade Publications:
IR Imaging Optics Meet Varied Needs, Austin Richards, Photonics Spectra, August 2012
Longwave UV Imaging, Austin Richards, Rachel Leintz, Evidence Technology Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 4, July – August 2012
Advanced Imaging, March 2005, “IR Gets Lost in the Jet Stream”, A. Richards, Greg Johnson
Photonics Handbook 2005, “Infrared spectral selection; it begins with the Detector”
Laboratory Equipment Magazine, October 27, 2004, “Chemical Imaging with Near-Infrared Cameras”
Photonics Spectra, August 2004, “Near-Infrared Imaging Detects Cracks in Silicon Wafers”, Austin Richards, Jon Lesniak, Gavin Horn
Advanced Imaging, March 2004, “Infrared camera measures bullet heating”
Laser Focus World, January 2004, “Shrinking IR cameras enable new applications”
NASA Tech briefs, May 2003, “Advanced near-infrared cameras successful applications in the 900 – 1700nm band”
NASA Tech Briefs, April 2003, “Custom Software for Infrared Camera Image Acquisition and Control”
Advanced Imaging, March 2003, “FPA’s open new Near-Infrared Vistas”
Compound Semiconductor, March 2003, “Near-Infrared FPAs Improve Camera Performance”
R&D Magazine, June 2002, “How to measure the temperature of a speeding bullet”
National Instruments Customer Solutions, January 2002, ” Laser beam profiling”
Optoelectronics World, November 2000, “Ultrasound with infrared imaging detect hidden defects”
Advanced Imaging, October 2000, “Vision with ThermoSoniX”
NIWeek, August 2000, “ThermoSoniX: A Novel Infrared- and Ultrasonic-Based System for Non-Destructive Testing Built With LabVIEW, IMAQ Vision and DAQ”
Advanced Imaging, 2000, “ThermoSoniX: Finding Defects in Safety-Critical Components and Materials”
NASA Tech briefs, March 2000, “Finding cracks and checking out walnuts”
Interviews:
R&D Magazine, March 2004, “VisGaAs cameras see RED…and more
Photonics Spectra, April 2003, ” IR detectors image the future”
Vision Systems Design, June 2002, “Near-infrared camera sees wafer defects”
Aviation Week Industry Outlook, April 2000
Gear Technology Magazine Revolutions column, March 2001
Vision Systems Design, November 2000, ” Infrared imaging aids NDT”
Photonics Spectra January 1997 AMANDA article
Amherst Magazine, Fall 1989
Scientific Conference Papers:
Multispectral short-range imaging through artificial fog, Michael P. Thornton, Kelsey M. Judd, Austin A. Richards, Brian J. Redman, Proc. SPIE 11001-31, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXX (March 2019)
Automotive sensing: assessing the impact of fog on LWIR, MWIR, SWIR, visible, and lidar performance, Kelsey M. Judd, Michael P. Thornton, and Austin A. Richards Proc. SPIE 11002-50, Infrared Technology and Applications XLV (7 May 2019)
Measurements of SWIR backgrounds using the swux unit of measure, Austin A. Richards, Martin Hubner, Michael Vollmer, Proceedings Volume 10625, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIX;106250P (2018)
A new radiometric unit of measure to characterize SWIR illumination,
Austin A. Richards, Martin Hübner, Proceedings Volume 10178, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXVIII;101780C (2017)
Advantages of strained-layer superlattice detectors for high-speed thermal events, Austin A. Richards, Proceedings Volume 10111, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XIV; 101111B (2017)
Forensic Reflected Ultraviolet Imaging, A. Richards, R. Leintz, Journal of Forensic Identification (2013), Vol. 63 Issue 1, p46-69. 24p.
Reflected Ultraviolet Digital Photography: The Part Someone Forgot to Mention, Phillip Sanfillippo, Austin Richards, Heidi Nichols, Journal of Forensic Identification; Vol. 60, Iss. 2, (Mar/Apr 2010): 181-198.
A novel NIR camera with extended dynamic range, Austin A. Richards, Shariff D’Souza, Proceedings Volume 6205, Thermosense XXVIII; 62050G (2006)
Extending IR camera scene radiance dynamic range with cyclic integration times, Austin A. Richards, Brian K. Cromwell, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5782, p. 93-99, March 2005
Radiometric calibration of infrared cameras accounting for atmospheric path effects, Austin A. Richards, Greg Johnson, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5782, p. 19-28, March 2005
Applications for high-speed infrared imaging,
Austin A. Richards, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5580, p. 137-145, March 2005
Superframing: scene dynamic range extension of infrared cameras,
Austin A. Richards, Brian K. Cromwell, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5612, p. 199-205, December 2004
Spectral selection in infrared imaging, Austin A. Richards, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5405, p. 288-293, April 2004
Passive thermal imaging of bullets in flight, Austin A. Richards, David M. Risdall, Proc. SPIE Vol. 5405, p. 258-263, April 2004
Applications for high-performance thermal imaging cameras,
Austin A. Richards, Proc. SPIE Vol. 4710, p. 464-467, March 2002
Emerging applications for high-performance near-infrared imagers,
Austin A. Richards, Proc. SPIE Vol. 4710, p. 450-455, March 2002
Academic Papers:
A. Richards, Alien Vision: Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum with Imaging Technology, SPIE Optical Engineering Press, November 2001, Second Edition 2011
E. Andres et al., Observation of High-Energy Neutrinos using Cherenkov Detectors Embedded Deep in Antarctic Ice, Nature, 22 March 2001, 410 (6827), pp. 441-443.
Askebjer et al., Optical properties of deep ice at the South Pole: absorption, Applied Optics, Vol. 36,Issue 18,pp. 4168-4180(1997)
L. Gray et al., Optical Properties of Deep Ice at the South Pole, The Design of a Neutrino Telescope Using Natural Deep Ice as a Particle Detector, Proc. 24rd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Rome, Italy 1995, 1, pp. 816-819.
E. Torbet et al., HEAT: Accelerator Calibration Results, Proc. 23rd International Cosmic Ray Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1993, 2, p. 496.
Essays:
My essay about Doctor MegaVolt at Burning Man, Playa Dust: Collected Stories From Burning Man, Edited by Samantha Krukowski, 2013