Optimal design of retroreflection corner-cube sheets by geometric optics analysis

Optical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Kim, Hwi ^a   Lee, Byoungho ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b SPIE ^*

Author keywords

Effective retroreflective area; Geometric optics analysis; Retroreflection corner cube

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EFFECTIVE RETROREFLECTIVE AREAS; GEOMETRIC OPTICS ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL RETROREFLECTION; RETROREFLECTION CORNER-CUBES;

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS;

EID: 40049108584     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2779030     Document Type: Article

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