• DocumentCode
    1082166
  • Title

    A Model of Vision Employing Optical Mode Patterns for Color Discrimination

  • Author

    Biernson, George ; Snyder, Allan W.

  • Author_Institution
    Applied Research Laboratory, Sylvania Electronic Systems, a division of Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Waltham, Mass. 02154
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1968
  • fDate
    7/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    173
  • Lastpage
    181
  • Abstract
    An evaluation is given of the postulate that color discrimination is achieved by the sensing of optical mode patterns excited in the retinal cones. Results are presented from analyses of the patterns and spectral responses of the optical modes. It is shown that these modes qualitatively have the proper characteristics required to satisfy the color discrimination properties of human vision. This postulate results in simple and natural explanations for the primary causes of color blindness.
  • Keywords
    Cutoff frequency; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic waveguides; Humans; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Pattern analysis; Pigmentation; Retina; Vision defects;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Systems Science and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0536-1567
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TSSC.1968.300145
  • Filename
    4082137
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1082166