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In volumetric lighting, the light cone emitted by a light source is modeled as a transparent object and considered as a container of a "volume". As a result, light has the capability to give the effect of passing through an actual three-dimensional aerosol (e.g. fog, dust, smoke, or steam) that is inside its volume, just like in the real world.
Computer graphics lighting is the collection of techniques used to simulate light in computer graphics scenes. While lighting techniques offer flexibility in the level of detail and functionality available, they also operate at different levels of computational demand and complexity.
This is a list of sources of light, the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum.Light sources produce photons from another energy source, such as heat, chemical reactions, or conversion of mass or a different frequency of electromagnetic energy, and include light bulbs and stars like the Sun. Reflectors (such as the moon, cat's eyes, and mirrors) do not actually produce the light that ...
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) emit light via electro-luminescence. [7] Phosphors, materials that emit light when irradiated by higher-energy electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation; Laser, and lamp industry; Phosphor thermometry, measuring temperature using phosphorescence; Thermoluminescence dating; Thermoluminescent dosimeter
The wavelength of the light produced depends on the energy band gap of the semiconductors used. Since these materials have a high index of refraction, [note 1] design features of the devices such as special optical coatings and die shape are required to efficiently emit light. A LED is a long-lived light source, but certain mechanisms can cause ...
Light pollution: Because white LEDs emit more short wavelength light than sources such as high-pressure sodium vapor lamps, the increased blue and green sensitivity of scotopic vision means that white LEDs used in outdoor lighting cause substantially more sky glow.
A General Electric NE-34 glow lamp, manufactured circa 1930. Neon was discovered in 1898 by William Ramsay and Morris Travers.The characteristic, brilliant red color that is emitted by gaseous neon when excited electrically was noted immediately; Travers later wrote, "the blaze of crimson light from the tube told its own story and was a sight to dwell upon and never forget."
Further blurring the lines, a substance may emit light by one, two, or all three mechanisms depending on the material and excitation conditions. [ further explanation needed ] [ 11 ] When the stored energy becomes locked in by the spin of the atomic electrons , a triplet state can occur, slowing the emission of light, sometimes by several ...