Computer modeling of LED light pipe systems for uniform display illumination

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4445, Issue , 2001, Pages 119-129

  Van Derlofske, John F ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Backlighting; Illumination; LEDs; Light pipes; Nonimaging optics; Ray tracing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FIBER OPTICS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; RAY TRACING;

NONIMAGING OPTICS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0035760265     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.450035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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