Bulk Scattering Approximations for Collimated Light Transmitted through Paper

dc.comment.hiddenThe version attached includes the changes requested by the reviewer (Rev 1).en
dc.contributor.authorChen, Tenn Francis
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-21T20:08:04Z
dc.date.available2009-01-21T20:08:04Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-21T20:08:04Z
dc.date.submitted2009
dc.description.abstractPaper is a complex fibrous material whose production involves substantial amounts of natural and industrial resources. To reduce its manufacturing costs, the pulp and paper industry often employs optical technology such as high sensitivity laser sensors used to measure physical parameters like thickness and opacity. More recently, computer simulations of paper optical properties are also being used to accelerate the research cycle required to the development of new types of paper. In these simulations, the bulk scattering of paper is usually approximated by analytical formulas, notably the Henyey-Greenstein function. In this work, we qualitatively investigate the degree of accuracy of such approximations with respect to collimated light. More specifically, an experimental set-up was devised to record the transmission of red and green HeNe lasers through different paper samples. The measured data was compared with data obtained using the Henyey-Greenstein function and data obtained using an alternative exponentiated cosine function. The comparisons are used to qualitatively assess the degree of accuracy of the bulk scattering approximations provided by both functions. This work closes with a discussion on the practical implications of our findings for the modeling of paper optical properties.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/4207
dc.language.isoenen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectPaperen
dc.subjectLaseren
dc.subjectTransmissionen
dc.subjectApproximationen
dc.subject.programComputer Scienceen
dc.titleBulk Scattering Approximations for Collimated Light Transmitted through Paperen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Mathematicsen
uws-etd.degree.departmentSchool of Computer Scienceen
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten

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