Irradiance formations of on-axis Lambertian pointlike sources in polygonal total-internal-reflection straight light pipes

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

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2748-2757

  Cheng, Yi Kai ^a   Wang, Meng Hua ^a   Chern, Jyh Long ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; IRRADIATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REFLECTION;

ON-AXIS LAMBERTIAN POINTLIKE SOURCES; POLYGONAL LIGHT PIPES; TOTAL-INTERNAL-REFLECTION (TIR);

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 36448989002     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.002748     Document Type: Article

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