Table 1 Series of calibrated ND filter sets and respective OD values.

From: Smartphone-based low light detection for bioluminescence application

Set Number

ND filter combination

filter OD

Pin (pW)

cps (photon/s)

1

#2 + 4 + 5 + 7

4.099

165.6

4.17 × 108

2

#7 + 8

4.607

51.41

1.29 × 108

3

#6 + 7

5.009

20.37

5.12 × 107

4

#1 + 5 + 6 + 7

5.510

6.43

1.62 × 107

5

#1 + 5 + 6 + 8

6.089

1.69

4.25 × 106

6

#1 + 4 + 6 + 8

6.581

0.556

1.39 × 106

7

#1 + 3 + 6 + 8

7.030

0.194

4.90 × 105

8

#6 + 7 + 8

7.602

0.052

1.32 × 105

9

#5 + 6 + 7 + 8

7.976

0.022

5.68 × 104

  1. For number of photon calculation, λ = 500 nm was assumed with input power of 2.08 μW.