Backlight pattern optimization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6834, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Cassarly, William J ^a  

^a OPTICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Backlight; Displays; Illumination; LEDs; Modeling; Optimization; Software

Indexed keywords

BACKLIGHT DISPLAYS; EXTRACTOR PATTERN OPTIMIZATION; LAP TOPS; ROD LUMINAIRE;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHTING; MOBILE PHONES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 41149135298     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.774789     Document Type: Conference Paper

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