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Display Reflectance Model Based on the BRDF

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
Edward F. Kelley, George R. Jones Jr., Thomas Germer
Many flat panel displays (FPDs) permit anti-reflection surface treatments that differ in character from those of traditional cathode-ray-tube displays. Specular reflection models (mirror-like, producing a distinct image) combined with diffuse (Lambertian)

SFRF: Spatial Frequency Response Function Estimation Program

November 10, 1997
Author(s)
Thomas A. Germer, Clara C. Asmail
Measurements of optical scatter are often employed in production line diagnostics for surface roughness of silicon wafers. However, the geometry of the optical scatter instrumentation lacks universal standardization, making it difficult to compare values

Scattering From Sinusoidal Gratings

September 1, 1997
Author(s)
B C. Park, Theodore V. Vorburger, Thomas Germer, Egon Marx
Laser light scattering from holographic sinusoidal gratings has been investigated with a view to its use in the calibration of the linearity of BRDF instruments, a task that requires a wide dynamic range in the scattered intensity. An aluminum-coated

SCATMECH: Polarized Light Scattering C++ Class Library (Version 3.00)

May 6, 1996
Author(s)
Thomas A. Germer
A C++ object class library has been developed to distribute bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) models for light scattering from surfaces. Emphasis has been given to those models which are physically-based and which predict the
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