Dr. Thomas A. Hough Profile

Dr. Thomas A. Hough

Founder and President at Whiterock Design LLC

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Publications (7)

Proceedings Article | 20 August 2005 Paper

Optimizing angle-to-area-converting, light-piping systems using surface features

Thomas Davenport, William Cassarly, Thomas Hough

Proceedings Volume 5942, 594204 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623007

KEYWORDS: Energy efficiency, Dielectrics, Superposition, Refractive index, Systems modeling, Autoregressive models, Polymethylmethacrylate, Energy transfer, Receivers, Light

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 2004 Paper

Optimization for efficient angle-to-area conversion in illumination systems

Thomas Davenport, Thomas Hough, William Cassarly

Proceedings Volume 5524, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560158

KEYWORDS: Energy transfer, Neodymium, Compound parabolic concentrators, Energy efficiency, Dielectrics, Refractive index, Detection and tracking algorithms, Refraction, Reflectivity, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

Flux propagation in light pipes: further development of the flux confinement diagram

John Van Derlofske, Thomas Hough

Proceedings Volume 5529, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560012

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Light, Cladding, Reflection, Collimation, Optical fibers, Visualization, 3D modeling, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2004 Paper

Optimization for illumination systems: the next level of design

Thomas Davenport, Thomas Hough, William Cassarly

Proceedings Volume 5456, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548683

KEYWORDS: Optimization (mathematics), Compound parabolic concentrators, Monte Carlo methods, Ray tracing, Reflectors, Solar concentrators, Aspheric lenses, Computing systems, Reflectivity, Raster graphics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2004

Analytical model of flux propagation in light-pipe systems

John Van Derlofske, Thomas Hough

OE, Vol. 43, Issue 07, (July 2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1753272

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Systems modeling, Refraction, Geometrical optics, Fluctuations and noise, Light, Nonimaging optics, Optical engineering, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 12 November 2003 Paper

Flux propagation in light pipe illumination systems

John Van Derlofske, Thomas Hough

Proceedings Volume 5186, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506937

KEYWORDS: Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Optical spheres, Systems modeling, Refraction, Fluctuations and noise, Light, Geometrical optics, Reflection, Light wave propagation, Light sources and illumination

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 1995

Measuring and modeling intensity distributions of light sources in waveguide illumination systems

Thomas Hough, John Van Derlofske, Lloyd Hillman

OE, Vol. 34, Issue 03, (March 1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.196459

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Sensors, Light sources, Systems modeling, Computing systems, LCDs, Light, Optical testing, Signal detection, Spherical lenses

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