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Instrument: Colorimeter

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Tristimulus colorimeter

Definition

There are two kinds of modern colorimeters: one that includes and one that excludes a light source for measuring the surface or a self-luminous stimulus respectively. Both types of colorimeter measure International Commission on Illumination (CIE) tristimulus values under particular illuminant and observer conditions, e.g., D50/2°. The instruments are applied to measure a test stimulus displayed on a monitor, printer or a light stimulus. CIE International Lighting Vocabulary [1] defines the colorimeter as an instrument for measuring colorimetric quantities, such as the tristimulus values of a color stimulus.

Overview

The colorimeter measures XYZ values in a luminance unit. This overview is divided into four sections: optical structure, measurement geometry, spectral responsivity and measuring uncertainty, and applications [1] (Photodetectors).

Optical Structure

The structure of the colorimeter can be divided into two parts: the...

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References

  1. International Commission on Illumination: ILV: International Lighting Vocabulary. CIE S017/E:2011, Vienna (2011)

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  2. International Commission on Illumination: Methods for Characterising Tristimulus Colorimeters for Measuring The Colour of Light. CIE 179:2007, Vienna (2011)

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  3. Ohta, N., Robertson, A.: Colorimetry: Fundamentals and Applications. Wiley, Hoboken (2006)

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  4. X-Rite: A Guide to Understanding Color Communication. Grand Rapids (2007)

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  1. Center for Measurement Standards, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Shao-Tang Hung

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  1. School of Design University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Ronnier Luo

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Hung, ST. (2015). Instrument: Colorimeter. In: Luo, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_349-1

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