Physical model for the contrast sensitivity of the human eye

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1666, Issue , 1992, Pages 57-72

  Barten, Peter G J ^a  

^a Barten Consultancy ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATION RESULTS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISPLAY SIZE; HUMAN EYE; INTERNAL NOISE; PHYSICAL MODEL; SPATIAL CONTRAST; VISUAL SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 85033528065     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.135956     Document Type: Conference Paper

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