Random-dot pattern design of a light guide in an edge-lit backlight: Integration of optical design and dot generation scheme by the molecular-dynamics method

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 839-849

  Chang, Jee Gong ^a   Lee, Cheng Tai ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT SOURCES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

DOT GENERATION SCHEME; LIGHT GUIDE; OPTICAL DESIGN PHASE; RANDOM-DOT PATTERN DESIGN;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIGHT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OPTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34047122138     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000839     Document Type: Article

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