BIOPHYSICS
Learning outcomes of the course unit
To know the psychophysical techniques for studying colour vision.
Course contents summary
Elements of physiology of the visual system. CIE standard illuminants and standard light sources .
radiometric quantities (International System). Photometric quantities (CIE 1924 and CIE 1988 standard photometric observers). Tristimulus space and conventional observers (CIE31, CIE64and VOS) and reference frames (RGB, XYZ, LMS, …). Psychometric systems CIE 1976 (CIELAB and CIELUV). Spectral reflectance factor measurement. Colorimetric computations. Screen plate printing. Television, computer monitor, digital camera, scanner (sRGB standard). Fluorescent colours. Colour atlases (Munsell, DIN, OSA-UCS, NCS).
Dichromats and related tests. Colour filters and human color vision.
Recommended readings
C. Oleari editor, Misurare il colore, Hoepli, Milano 2008
