Computer modeling of integrating spheres

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 30, 1996, Pages 5880-5886

  Crowther, Blake G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosine collector; Integrating sphere; Lambertian reflector; Monte Carlo modeling

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; MIRRORS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANGULAR RESPONSE; COSINE COLLECTOR; INTEGRATING SPHERES; IRRADIANCE; LAMBERTIAN REFLECTORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0030261273     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.005880     Document Type: Article

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