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Light Emission and Photometry

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Abstract

Displays, obviously, are intended to be seen. It is therefore important to characterize their optical performance using measurements that relate to their ability to stimulate a human visual response – so-called photometric measurements. In this chapter, we explore the various measures that are used in photometry, which provide an internationally agreed measurement framework for quantifying the visual effectiveness of displays (and all other sources of optical radiation).

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Abbreviations

CIE:

Commission International de l’Éclairage

SI:

Système International d’Unités, the International System of Units

References

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Further Reading

  • Commission International de l’Éclairage (1983) CIE 18.2-1983: the basis of physical photometry. Commission International de l’Éclairage, Vienna. www.cie.co.at/

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  • DeCusatis C (1998) Handbook of applied photometry. Springer, New York

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  • Grum F, Becherer RJ (1979) Optical radiation measurements, vol 1, Radiometry. Academic, New York

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  • McCluney R (1994) Introduction to radiometry and photometry. Artech House, Boston

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Acknowledgments

This work was funded by the National Measurement Office of the UK Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills.

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  1. National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, TW11 0LW, Teddington, Middlesex, UK

    Teresa Goodman

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Correspondence to Teresa Goodman .

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  1. Display Technology Center, Panel Integration Division I, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Janglin Chen

  2. Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Wayne Cranton

  3. Veritas et Visus, Temple, Texas, USA

    Mark Fihn

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Goodman, T. (2016). Light Emission and Photometry. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14346-0_19

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