La synthèse d'images est un outil utilisé dans de nombreuses industries, comme celle de l'art, des jeux vidéos, du cinéma ou de l'ingénierie. Tout particulièrement, les simulations lumineuses de qualité au réalisme avancé sont un outil de prototypage puissant et l'étude d'un modèle virtuel permet de prendre des décisions pertinentes dans le processus de conception d'un produit. Cependant, la simulation est un processus coûteux pouvant nécessiter de nombreuses heures de calcul en fonction de la complexité des scènes. Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons à la complexité liée à la présence de matériaux spéculaires – les miroirs et les surfaces transparentes. Dans un contexte d'intégration numérique de Monte-Carlo, ces matériaux sont source de variance et ainsi augmentent les temps de calcul nécessaires à obtenir une image de qualité impliquant des phénomènes complexes comme les caustiques liées à la focalisation de la lumière, et les reflets. Après avoir mis en évidence les problématiques et contraintes caractéristiques des matériaux spéculaires, nous proposons un relâchement de ces contraintes au prix de l'introduction de biais – d'erreur – dans le calcul final. Nous proposons une heuristique permettant de pondérer une simulation non biaisée, mais peu effi- cace, et une simulation biaisée et plus efficace afin d'obtenir le meilleur compromis possible. Nos travaux étudient l'introduction de biais par régularisation, proposent des algorithmes efficaces de pondération et une méthode de visualisation interactive sur GPU. Pour finir, nos travaux ont permis l'amélioration du logiciel LuxRender, profitant ainsi à une grande communauté d'industriels et d'artistes / Image synthesis using computers is a tool used in many industries, from art, video games, cinema to engineering. Especially, efficient light simulations with advanced realism are an efficient tool for prototyping when the study of a virtual mock-up leads to more efficient industrial choices during the conception process. However, image rendering is a costly process which usually needs many hours of computation depending on the complexity of the involved scenes. In this thesis, we focus on the complexity inherited from the usage of specular materials, such as mirrors and transparent surfaces. In a Monte Carlo process, these materials are an important source of variance, or noise, and increase the rendering time needed to obtain an image representing complex phenomena such as caustics and reflexions. We first show the constraints involved by specular materials and propose to relax them, using regularization. We introduce a weighting heuristic allowing efficient trade-off between the biased regularization and the rendering efficiency. We study the evolution of the bias introduced by regularization, we propose efficient global illuminations algorithms and GPU implementations. Finally, our work was used inside LuxRender, a community developed rendering engine. This allows our work to be spread among and used by a large community of industrials and artists

Espaços Especulares: articulações entre o real e o virtual é um estudo em artes visuais. O tema principal a partir do qual os trabalhos são baseados é a criação de relações entre espaços reais e espaços virtuais. Dois conceitos operatórios fundamentam a criação das obras: a utilização de reflexões especulares e o site-specific. Esses conceitos serão abordados de duas maneiras distintas: a utilização de espelhos em artes visuais através da noção de Espelho como Dispositivo; já o site-specific será relacionado ao conceito de Estética da Opacidade, ligado à teoria do cinema. O objeto de estudo é composto por dezenove obras criadas no período de 2008 a 2013. São trabalhos produzidos por meio de técnicas híbridas que utilizam procedimentos da arquitetura, computação gráfica e artes visuais. Como metodologia de pesquisa, serão analisados os processos e conceitos operatórios utilizados na produção relacionados com referenciais teóricos e práticos. / Specular Spaces: articulations between the real and the virtual is a study in visual arts. The main theme from which the work is based is creating relationships between real spaces and virtual spaces. Two creative concepts underlie the artistic process: the use of specular reflections and the site-specific. These concepts will be addressed in two different ways: the use of mirrors in the visual arts will be based on the notion of Mirror as a Device, whereas the site-specific is related to the concept of Aesthetics of Opacity, bound to film theory. The object of study is comprised of nineteen artworks created in the period of 2008 to 2013. They are artworks produced by hybrid techniques that utilizes procedures of architecture, computer graphics and visual arts. As a research methodology, the processes and creative concepts will be analyzed related to theoretical and practical examples.

O endotélio é uma monocamada de células achatadas, poligonais e interligadas que recobrem a superfície posterior da córnea, sendo fundamental na manutenção da transparência desta estrutura. Embora as chinchilas (Chinchilla lanigera) sejam utilizadas em pesquisas oftálmicas, não existem dados referentes ao endotélio da córnea nesta espécie. Portanto, objetivou-se avaliar a densidade celular, a paquimetria, a área celular média e a morfologia do endotélio da córnea de chinchilas em diferentes faixas etárias. Foram estudados 60 bulbos oculares de 30 chinchilas, machos ou fêmeas, de diferentes faixas etárias. As chinchilas foram subdivididas em três grupos com 10 animais cada, designados por: G I (animais com idade entre dois a quatro meses); G II (animais com 11 meses de idade) e G III (animais com quatro anos de idade). A densidade celular endotelial média nos animais dos grupos G I, G II e G III foi de respectivamente 3385,39 ± 507,53, 2565,51 ± 220,46 e 1812,82 ± 117,92 células/mm2. A área celular média foi de respectivamente 301,51 ± 43,94, 392,46 ± 33,34 e de 553,79 ± 35,70 μm2 para G I, G II e G III. Os resultados apontam decréscimo da densidade, do pleomorfismo, e aumento da área celular média com o aumento da idade. A espessura da córnea aumentou em animais mais velhos. Conclui-se que o endotélio da córnea de chinchilas sofre alterações com o avanço da idade. / The corneal endothelium is a monolayer of interconnected flattened polygonal cells that cover the back surface of the cornea, it is essential for the maintenance of its transparency. Due to the complete lack of data on the endothelial cells of chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) and its possible use as an animal model in ophthalmic research, the objective was to evaluate the cellular density, pachymetry, the average cell area and morphology of the corneal endothelium of chinchillas in different age groups. It was studied 60 eyes of 30 chinchillas, male or female, of different ages. Chinchillas were divided into three groups with 10 animals each, designated by: G I (animals aged two to four months), G II (animals with 11 months) and G III (animals with four years of age). The mean endothelial cell density in the animals of G I, G II and G III were respectively 3385,39 ± 507,53, 2565,51 ± 220,46 and 1812,82 ± 117,92 cells/mm2. The average cell area was respectively 301,51 ± 43,94, 392,46 ± 33,34 and 553,79 ± 35,70 μm2 for GI, G II and G III. The results indicate a decrease in density, pleomorphism, and increased in average cell area with increasing age. Corneal thickness increased in older animals. The corneal endothelium of chinchillas changes with advancing age.

Cílem mé diplomové práce bylo studium existujících metod pro detekci a odstranění odlesků ze sekvence snímků, nalezení jejich omezení a návrh možných vylepšení. Konkrétně jsme se zaměřili na rovinné spekulární povrchy, jejichž vzhled může být modelován superpozicí odrážené a přenášené vrstvy. Prozkoumali jsme především metody využívající vzájemný pohyb vrstev jako hlavní klíč k jejich oddělení. Popsali jsme jejich společný případ selhání, který spočívá v neschopnosti správného oddělení oblastí s nevýraznou texturou ve směru pohybu kamery. Výsledkem našeho úsilí je metoda řešící tento problém. Jejím hlavním přínosem je nový způsob odhadu hran obou vrstev, kdy důraz je kladen na správné oddělení hran zmíněných problematických oblastí. Věnovali jsme se také následnému odhadu barev jednotlivých vrstev, kdy se vedle hran vrstev využívá i odhad jejich hloubkových map, a popsali jsme alternativní přístup ke klasické kvadratické optimalizaci.

The optimisation of the specular reflectance of solar collectors is a key parameter to increase the global yield of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. In this work, the influence of filtered cathodic vacuum arc deposition parameters, particularly working pressure and deposition time, on the specular and diffuse reflectance of aluminium thin films, was studied. Changes in specular reflectance, measured by ultraviolet–visible and near-infrared spectroscopy (UV-vis-NIR) spectrophotometry, were directly correlated with thin film elemental concentration depth profiles, obtained by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), and surface and cross-sectional morphologies as measured by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and profilometry. Finally, atomic force microscopy (AFM) provided information on the roughness and growth mechanism of the films. The two contributions to the total reflectance of the films, namely diffuse and specular reflectance, were found to be deeply influenced by deposition conditions. It was proven that working pressure and deposition time directly determine the predominant factor. Specular reflectance varied from 12 to 99.8% of the total reflectance for films grown at the same working pressure of 0.1 Pa and with different deposition times. This transformation could not be attributed to an oxidation of the films as stated by RBS, but was correlated with a progressive modification of the roughness, surface, and bulk morphology of the samples over the deposition time. Hence, the evolution in the final optical properties of the films is driven by different growth mechanisms and the resulting microstructures. In addition to the originally addressed CSP applications the potential of the developed aluminium films for other application rather than CSP, such as, for example, reference material for spectroscopic diffuse reflectance measurements, is also discussed.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(理学) / 乙第12911号 / 論理博第1547号 / 新制||理||1590(附属図書館) / 32121 / 京都大学大学院理学研究科・物理学・宇宙物理学専攻 / (主査)講師 市川 正敏, 教授 山本 潤, 教授 田中 耕一郎 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DGAM

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O endotélio é uma monocamada de células achatadas, poligonais e interligadas que recobrem a superfície posterior da córnea, sendo fundamental na manutenção da transparência desta estrutura. Apesar dos coelhos (Orictolagus cuniculus) serem amplamente utilizados em pesquisas oftálmicas, não existem avaliações detalhadas referentes ao endotélio da córnea desta espécie em diferentes idades. Objetivou-se estudar os parâmetros morfológicos e morfométricos do endotélio da córnea de coelhos de diferentes idades, utilizando-se a microscopia especular. Foram estudados 36 bulbos oculares de 18 coelhos, machos ou fêmeas, de diferentes faixas etárias divididos em três grupos com seis animais cada, designados por: G I (animais com idade de seis meses); G II (animais com 1 ano de idade) e G III (animais com quatro anos de idade). A densidade celular endotelial média nos animais dos grupos G I, G II e G III foi de respectivamente 2307,16± 319,04, 1894,75 ± 170,81 e 1818,66 ± 245,11 células/mm2. A área celular média foi de respectivamente 364,43 ± 39,36, 374,79 ± 48,46 e de 378.50 ± 02,97 μm2 para G I, G II e G III. O pleomorfismo médio ou porcentagem de células hexagonais no endotélio central do olho direito e esquerdo de coelhos foi respectivamente de 65,40 ± 23,39% e de 75,15 ± 10,44%, com variação de 42,01 a 88,80% e de 60,71 a 81,60%. Os resultados apontam decréscimo da densidade, do pleomorfismo, e aumento da área celular média com o aumento da idade. O endotélio da córnea de coelhos sofre alterações decorrentes do avanço da idade. / The corneal endothelium is a monolayer of interconnected flattened polygonal cells that cover the back surface of the cornea, it is essential for the maintenance of its transparency. Due to the complete lack of data on the endothelial cells of rabbits (Orictolagus cuniculus) it`s ophthalmic widely used in research, no data relating to corneal endothelium in this species correlating their age. Therefore aimed to assess cell density, the average cell area and morphology of the corneal endothelium of rabbits at different ages. It was studied 36 eyes of 18 rabbits, male or female, of different ages. Rabbits were divided into three groups with 6 animals each, designated by: G I (animals aged six months), G II (animals with 1 year) and G III (animals with four years of age). The mean endothelial cell density in the animals of G I, G II and G III were respectively 2307,16± 319,04, 1894,75 ± 170,81 e 1818,66 ± 245,11 células/mm2. The average cell area was respectively 364,43 ± 39,36, 374,79 ± 48,46 e de 378.50 ± 02,97 μm2 for GI, G II and G III. The pleomorphism medium or percentage of hexagonal cells in the endothelium of the central right and left eyes of rabbits was respectively 65.40 ± 23.39% and 75.15 ± 10.44%, ranging from 42.01 to 88.80 %, and 60.71 to 81.60%. The results indicate a decrease in density, pleomorphism, and increased in average cell area with increasing age. The corneal endothelium of rabbits changes with advancing age.

The maximum sensitivity of a thermal IR sensor can be available either by means of the sensor material, having its own absorbing properties, or by the deposition of an additional absorber structure on the detector surface. In this thesis, the theory of two absorption structures is discussed. The first is called the interferometric absorber structure. The second structure under investigation uses a lead selenide layer for the IR absorption. In the interferometric structure, a new epoxy material SU8-2002 was used as a dielectric medium. This material has a very low thermal conductivity of 0.3 W/mK, which makes it suitable for thermal detectors. The interferometric structure is based on three layers, a 40–60 Å thick Ti layer, a SU8–2002 layer with a thickness of 2000 Å thick and a 2000Å Al layer. Using standard cleanroom processing an interferometric structure was fabricated. Transfer matrix theory was used in order to simulate the interferometric structure and the lead selenide was fabricated by means of an argon-plasma sputtering process. Both fabricated samples were characterized through Fourier transfer infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy together with a specular reflectance accessory. The thicknesses of the added layers were measured using Atomic force microscopy (AFM) for both the interferometric and lead selenide structure.  It was determined  that by changing the reflective index value of the SU8-2002 from the reported value of 1.575 to about 2.40 that this provided a better agreement with the experimental results. The absorption results for the interferometric structure were determined to be approximately 82–98% for the wavelength region of 2-20µm at 30 degree. The PbSe absorption spectra showed 30%–50% absorption for the wavelength region 2.5 – 6.67μm.