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Mathematics and Statistics Vol. 5(4), pp. 135 - 142
DOI: 10.13189/ms.2017.050401
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Phase Space Ray Tracing for a Two-dimensional Parabolic Reflector
C. Filosa 1,*, J. H. M. Thije Boonkkamp 1, W. L. IJzerman 1,2
1 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2 Philips Lighting, High Tech Campus 7, Eindhoven 5656 AE, The Netherlands
ABSTRACT
Ray tracing is a technique used in geometric optics for calculating the light distribution at the target of an optical system. Monte Carlo (MC) ray tracing is very common in non-imaging optics. We propose a new ray tracing method that employs the phase space of the source and the target of the system. The new method gives a more accurate target distribution than classical MC ray tracing and requires less computational time. It is tested for two-dimensional optical systems. The results for the paraboloid reflector are provided.
KEYWORDS
Non-imaging Optics, Two-dimensional Optical Systems, Monte Carlo Ray Tracing, Phase Space Ray Tracing
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] C. Filosa , J. H. M. Thije Boonkkamp , W. L. IJzerman , "Phase Space Ray Tracing for a Two-dimensional Parabolic Reflector," Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 135 - 142, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/ms.2017.050401.
(b). APA Format:
C. Filosa , J. H. M. Thije Boonkkamp , W. L. IJzerman (2017). Phase Space Ray Tracing for a Two-dimensional Parabolic Reflector. Mathematics and Statistics, 5(4), 135 - 142. DOI: 10.13189/ms.2017.050401.