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Utilization And Efficient Computation Of Polarization Factor Q For Fast, Accurate Brdf Modeling, Samuel D. Butler, Michael A. Marciniak
Utilization And Efficient Computation Of Polarization Factor Q For Fast, Accurate Brdf Modeling, Samuel D. Butler, Michael A. Marciniak
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The Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) is of substantial use in remote sensing, scene generation, and computer graphics, to describe optical scatter off realistic surfaces. This paper begins by summarizing our prior work in relating wave optics and geometric optics models, culminating with the Modified Cook-Torrance (MCT) model. The MCT model is evaluated here against aluminum, Infragold, and silver paint at various wavelengths in the IR. In each case, the MCT model is shown to outperform a standard microfacet model. Then, this paper shows a non-trivial method of computing the primary new term, the polarization factor Q. This optimization …