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Field Guide to Illumination

Author(s): Angelo Arecchi, Tahar Messadi, R. John Koshel
Published: 31 August 2007
Print ISBN13: 9780819467683
eISBN: 9780819481221
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/3.764682
Vol: FG11
Pages: 152
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The content in this Field Guide starts with traditional illumination in imaging systems, followed by the recent advances in computer-aided design of high efficiency nonimaging illumination optics, along with the modern source models that support these techniques. Sections on the illumination of visual displays are included as well as some important topics on architectural illumination.

Keywords: displays, LED, nonimaging optics, light source, illumination, CIE, lamp, lightpipe

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In writing this Field Guide to Illumination, the first task was to decide what topics to include. Illumination tends to mean different things to different people. Certainly any subject matter under the purview of the CIE, Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (the International Commission on Illumination) or the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) must be considered. Some particular areas pertaining to imaging systems and nonimaging optics are potentially overlooked. Thus, we chose to address a number of topics that fall under the following three categories: imaging system illumination, nonimaging optics for illumination, and architectural illumination, which all call upon principles of radiometry and photometry. Although this is not a guide to radiometry, enough information on the subject is included to make this manual a self-contained document. Additionally, those optical properties of materials that are pertinent to illumination, such as surface color, scattering, and retroreflection are described.

The content in this Field Guide starts with traditional illumination in imaging systems, followed by the recent advances in computer-aided design of high efficiency nonimaging illumination optics, along with the modern source models that support these techniques. Sections on the illumination of visual displays are included.

There was not enough room for a complete treatment of architectural illumination, but some important topics are included at the end of this Field Guide such as indoor and outdoor architectural illumination.

The notation and terminology are consistent throughout this Guide, but we do not lose sight of the fact that they may not be consistent in the field. Examples of alternate notation and terminology are presented.

Angelo Arecchi

Hebron, NH

Tahar Messadi

Fayetteville, AR

R. John Koshel

Tucson, AZ



©2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/3.764682

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