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:
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Commission International de l’Éclairage
- SI:
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Système International d’Unités, the International System of Units
References
Commission International de l’Éclairage (1989) CIE 81:1989 mesopic photometry: history, special problems and practical solutions. Commission International de l’Éclairage, Vienna. www.cie.co.at/
Commission International de l’Éclairage (2004) ISO 23539:2005(E)/CIE S 010/E:2004 joint ISO/CIE standard: photometry – the CIE system of physical photometry. Commission International de l’Éclairage, Vienna. www.cie.co.at/
Commission International de l’Éclairage (2011) CIE S017.2/E:2011 ILV: international lighting vocabulary. Commission International de l’Éclairage, Vienna. www.cie.co.at/
Commission International de l’Éclairage (2010) CIE 191:2010 recommended system for mesopic photometry based on visual performance. Commission International de l’Éclairage, Vienna. www.cie.co.at/
Organisation Intergouvernementale de la Convention du Mètre (2006) The international system of units (SI), 8th edn. Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, Paris. www.bipm.org
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/
DeCusatis C (1998) Handbook of applied photometry. Springer, New York
Grum F, Becherer RJ (1979) Optical radiation measurements, vol 1, Radiometry. Academic, New York
McCluney R (1994) Introduction to radiometry and photometry. Artech House, Boston
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This work was funded by the National Measurement Office of the UK Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills.
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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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