Book excerpt: This significant compendium of technical literature traces the development of low-light-level and infrared imaging technologies and system modeling and performance over the past 30 years. It presents an excellent selection of the pioneering work in the U.S. and abroad that forms the theoretical underpinnings of electro-optical imaging. Copublished with ONTAR Corp. Originally published as a hardcover, this is a two-volume softcover version of PM96.