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 ====== Spectral Light Modelling ======
-Light modelling, in general, involves three aspects:
+These three core aspects of light simulation—global and local illumination models, and light sources—are the base for any light simulation. When it comes to spectral light simulations, specialized implementations of the aforementioned aspects are required, capable of simulating not only one or three light channels, as is typical for common light models, but also the entire light spectrum for different wavelengths.
-  * Global illumination model
+Note: The hardware requirement for performing GPU-based ray tracing is a programmable graphics card with OpenCL support. For example, any Nvidia card will do well, whereas older versions of integrated Intel cards—as they are often used in laptops—are not suitable for this. GPUFlux supports multiple GPU units and CPUs working in parallel at the same time. The use of multiple devices as well as the use of the CPU needs to be activated within the Preferences of the Flux renderer; see image below.
-  * Light sources
-  * Local illumination model
-{{ :tutorials:light1.png?direct&400 |}}
+{{ :tutorials:light_preferences.png?direct&400 |}}
-where as the **Global illumination model** is doing the actual light computation, the **Light sources** are the light emitting elements, and **Local illumination model** defines the optical properties of the scene objects.
+Spectral light simulations now deal not only with the pure calculation of light distributions it's intensity (or quantity), and duration, but further includes the aspect of light quality.
-For each aspect, computer graphics knows plenty of alternatives.
+{{ :tutorials:light7.png?direct&400 |}}
-{{ :tutorials:light2.png?direct&400 |}}
+The main factor influencing light quality is the light's spectral composition (of which the part visible to the human eye is often simply referred referred to as colour). Thus, the compositions of different intensities of different wavelengths form the final light spectrum or colour. Below are the light spectra of typical sunlight, of common HPS lamps (high-pressure sodium lamps), as used for instance as additional light sources within greenhouses, and a red LED lamp.
-Several of them are implemented in GroIMP as ready-to-use tools.
+{{ :tutorials:light8.png?direct&500 |}}
+==== Spectral light model - GPUFlux ====
-GroIMP integrates two two main **light model implementations**, namely:
+In GroIMP, the GPUFlux model allows us to simulate spectral light between 380 and 720 nm (default values).
-  * Twilight, a CPU-based implementation
+Note: The implementation essentially allows setting individual limits for min and //maxLambda//, extending the range of the visible light spectrum to include infra-red and ultra-violet. When the wavelength deviates significantly from visible light, ray optics is no longer the most adequate tool for describing the flow of electromagnetic radiation, as other effects become significant. Therefore, from a physical point of view, the results will no longer be meaningful. One reason for this choice—the default range of 380-720 nm—is that the model uses Smith's conversion from RGB colours to full spectra. This conversion assumes that the whole spectrum is somewhat covered by the RGB colour, thus restricting the spectrum to the visual range. This being said, if your model uses only spectral colours as input, then the interval could safely be extended.
-  * GPUFlux, a GPU-based implementation
-Both implementing different global illumination model for rendering and for light computation.
+The spectral range //[minLambda, maxLambda]// can be divided into a user-defined number of equally-sized so-called buckets—sub-channels. They can be one, taking the whole range as one channel—which, in our opinion, would not make much sense—or can be as large as the number of integer wavelengths of the range, leading to 1 nm buckets if desired. Common numbers of buckets range from 5 to 30, but this totally depends on the application. Below is an example of a 380-720 nm spectrum divided into 20 buckets, each with a 17 nm range.
-{{ :tutorials:light3.png?direct&400 |}}
+{{ :tutorials:light9.png?direct&400 |}}
-In the following, only light computation or light modelling is discussed.
+Setting up the GPUFlux light model within GroIMP, or more accurately XL, follows the typical Java conventions of importing the required classes, and initializing and parameterizing the light model.
+Note: The examples require GroIMP version >=2.0 to run. With GroIMP version 2.0 some changes on the internal package structure are made. Formally, classes found in  de.grogra.imp3d have been moved to de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d to match the package name (Java 11 forbids package name split). So, if you are using objects, lights or shaders from gpuflux, they should be imported as de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.xxx.
-Regarding **light sources**, GroIMP provides the whole set of possible implementations. They all implementing the //Light// and //LightBase// interface what makes them handled equally and so easy to exchange.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve; // old - before GroIMP 2.0
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve; // new - with GroIMP 2.0
-{{ :tutorials:light4.png?direct&200 |}}
+// Light nodes need to be imported like this
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.PhysicalLight;
+</code>
-For the **Local illumination model**, that defines the optical properties of the scene objects, i.e. values for absorption, transmission and reflection, so-called shader are used.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.tracer.FluxLightModelTracer.MeasureMode;
+...
-{{ :tutorials:light5.png?direct&200 |}}
+const int RAYS = 10000000; //number of simulated light rays
+const int DEPTH = 10; //maximal recursion/reflection depth
+const FluxLightModel LM = new FluxLightModel(RAYS, DEPTH);
-GroIMP provides a set of standard shader implementations, e.g., for Lambert, and Phong shading. Whereas the Lambertian model supports only diffuse reflection, the Phong reflection model (B.T. Phong, 1973) is a combination of ambient, diffuse, and specular light reflection.
+protected void calculateLight() {
+    LM.setMeasureMode(MeasureMode.FULL_SPECTRUM); // currently the default value
+    LM.setSpectralBuckets(21); // get 20 buckets; set to N+1 to get N
+    LM.setSpectralDomain(380, 720); // minimum and maximum lambda, default settings
+...
+}
+</code>
-{{ :tutorials:light6.png?direct&400 |}}
+The GPUFlux light model supports three different modes of measuring spectral power:
+  * regular RGB, which simulates only three buckets approximating the three colour channels
+  * fully discretized spectral measurements, the default mode, simulating spectral light
+  * weighted integration, a weighted version of the spectral light simulation
+mode ∈ {RGB, FULL_SPECTRUM, INTEGRATED_SPECTRUM}
-These three core aspects of light simulation, the global and local illumination model, and light sources, are the base for any light simulation. When it now comes to **spectral light simulations**, specialized implementations of the above mentioned aspects are required, able to simulate not only one or three light channels - as typical for common light models - but moreover able to simulate the whole light spectrum for different wavelengths.
+The GPUFlux light model allows the following additional settings to control specifics:
+<code java>
+// sets the maximum negligible power quantum
+LM.setCutoffPower(0.01); // default: 0.001
-**Spectral light simulations** now deals not only with the pure calculation of light distributions, but moreover includes aspects of principal characteristics of light, i.e. light quality, quantity, and duration.
+// enable or disables the simulation of sensors
+LM.setEnableSensors(true); // default: false
-{{ :tutorials:light7.png?direct&400 |}}
+// sets the random seed for the random number generator; use this to obtain reproducible results
+LM.setRandomseed(123456);
-The main factor to influence the light quality is the light spectral composition - trivially called colour. So, the compositions of different intensities of different wavelengths, that together form the final light spectrum or colour. Below are the light spectra of typical sun light, of a common HPS-lamp (high-pressure sodium lamp, as they are used for instance as additional light sources within greenhouses), and a red LED lamp.
+// enable dispersion
+LM.setDispersion(true); // default: false
+</code>
-{{ :tutorials:light8.png?direct&500 |}}
+After the light model has been configurated, it can be invoked by calling the //compute()// function as follows:
+<code java>
+LM.compute();
+</code>
+To obtain the total amount of absorbed radiation of a node x, the //getAbsorbedPowerMeasurement()// function of the light model needs to be called. (Note: For the GPUFlux light model one needs to call //getAbsorbedPowerMeasurement()// and not //getAbsorbedPower()// as for the Twilight light model. And the return value is a //Measurement// and not a //Spectrum//) The returned measurement object contains the results for the specific object x. By calling the //integrate()// function, the integral, or simply sum, will be calculated.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.scene.experiment.Measurement;
+Measurement spectrum = LM.getAbsorbedPowerMeasurement(x);
+float absorbedPower = spectrum.integrate();
+</code>
+Have in mind, the unit here is Watt. The output power of the light sources is set in Watt and the values for absorption, reflectance, transmission are in Watt too.
+By doing this within a rule, the light absorption can be obtained for all objects of the specified type, such as a //Box//, as in this example:
+<code java>
+[
+    x:Box ::> {
+        Measurement spectrum = LM.getAbsorbedPowerMeasurement(x);
+        float absorbedPower = spectrum.integrate();
+    }
+]
+</code>
+Accessing the absorption values for each bucket can be done by accessing the data variable of the //Measurement// class.
+<code java>
+    Measurement spectrum = LM.getAbsorbedPowerMeasurement(x);
+    // absorbed power for the first bucket: 380 - 397 nm
+    float ap380_397 = spectrum.data[0];
+    // accumulate absorbed power into four buckets
+    float b0 = 0, b1 = 0, b2 = 0, b3 = 0;
+    for(int i:(0:4)) {
+        b0 += spectrum.data[ 0+i]; // 0-4
+        b1 += spectrum.data[ 5+i]; // 5-9
+        b2 += spectrum.data[10+i]; // 10-14
+        b3 += spectrum.data[15+i]; // 15-19
+    }
+</code>
+==== Light sources ====
+After the light model has been set up, the next step is to define the spectral light sources.	The GPUFlux light model works with all basic light nodes, such as //PointLight//, //SpotLight//, or //DirectionalLight//, but to fully realize the potential of spectral light modelling, it is necessary to define the emitted spectrum of the light source. The emitted spectrum can be defined as power intensities per wavelength, specifying the amplitude for specific wavelengths. Using the following spectrum will result in a dark magenta colour.
+<code java>
+WAVELENGTHS = {380, 410, 420, 450, 465, 480, 490, 600, 620, 630, 640, 655, 660, 670, 690, 700, 720};
+AMPLITUDES = {0.05, 0.1, 0.4, 0.63, 0.25, 0.15, 0.05, 0.01, 0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.85, 0.75, 0.95, 0.6, 0.25, 0.1};
+</code>
+{{ :tutorials:light10.png?direct&400 |}}
+Note: Step sizes do not have to be equal, and values in between are linearly interpolated. The unit of the amplitude is either given absolutely in watts or normalized between zero and one. The wavelength array is assumed to be sorted from low to high.
+A spectrum, given by an array of wavelengths and corresponding amplitudes, is called a spectral curve, and in computer graphics, it defines a spectral power distribution. In GroIMP, a spectral curve can be defined using the //IrregularSpectralCurve// class, which takes the wavelength array and the corresponding amplitudes as input. The //IrregularSpectralCurve// can be used as input to the //ChannelSPD// class so that it can later be used as input for the light node.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.SpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve;
+const float[] WAVELENGTHS = {380, 410, 420, 450, 465, 480, 490, 600, 620, 630, 640, 655, 660, 670, 690, 700, 720};
+const float[] AMPLITUDES = {0.05, 0.1, 0.4, 0.63, 0.25, 0.15, 0.05, 0.01, 0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.85, 0.75, 0.95, 0.6, 0.25, 0.1};
+const SpectralCurve TEST_SPD = new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS, AMPLITUDES));
+</code>
+**SPD** = **S**pectral **P**ower **D**istribution
+Besides user-defined spectral curves, GroIMP provides a set of spectral curves:
+  * BlackbodySpectralCurve
+  * ConstantSpectralCurve
+  * RegularSpectralCurve
+  * RGBSpectralCurve
+  * CIENormSpectralCurve
+{{ :tutorials:light_SpectralCurve.png?direct&200 |}}
+Since these spectral curve classes all implement the same //SpectralCurve// interface, they can be used in the same way and are therefore exchangeable.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.SpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.shading.ChannelSPD;
+//user defined spectral curve, applied to an IrregularSpectralCurve
+float[] WAVELENGTHS = {380, 485, 490, 610, 615, 720};
+float[] AMPLITUDES = {0,0,1,1,0,0};
+ChannelSPD GREEN_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS, AMPLITUDES));
+//definition of a green SPD using a RGBSpectralCurve
+ChannelSPD GREEN_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new RGBSpectralCurve(0,1,0));
+//a constant spectral curve of the intensity of 0.25 equally over the whole spectrum
+ChannelSPD CONST_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new ConstantSpectralCurve(0.25));
+//a regular spectral curve will apply the given intensities across the specified range ([400,700])
+ChannelSPD REG_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new  RegularSpectralCurve(new float[] {0.1, 0.9,0.2,0.1,0.4}, 400, 700));
+//a CIE Norm D55 spectral curve - sun light
+ChannelSPD REG_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new CIENormSpectralCurve(Attributes.CIE_NORM_D55));
+//a black body spectral curve with a temperature of 5000K
+ChannelSPD REG_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new BlackbodySpectralCurve(5000));
+</code>
+{{ :tutorials:light11.png?direct&600 |}}
+To use the spectral curve as input for a light source, a //SpectralLight// needs to be defined. In the example below, a //SpectralLight// is defined as //PointLight// that emitts a user-defined //IrregularSpectralCurve//.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.SpectralLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.SpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve;
+//user defined spectral curve, applied to an IrregularSpectralCurve
+const float[] WAVELENGTHS = {380, 485, 490, 610, 615, 720};
+const float[] AMPLITUDES = {0,0,1,1,0,0};
+const SpectralCurve TEST_SPD = new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS, AMPLITUDES);
-In GroIMP, the GPUFlux model allows us to simulate spectral light between about 380 to 720 nm (default values), up to 1nm buckets if wanted.
-Note: The implementation basically allows to set individual limits for min and maxLambda extending the range of the visible light spectrum, i.e. infra-red and ultra violet. When the wavelength deviates too much from visual light, ray optics is no longer the most adequate tool for describing flow of electromagnetic radiation as other effects become quite significant. Therefore, from a physical point of view, the results will become not meaningful any more. One reason for this choice - the default range of 380-72nm - is that the model uses smith's conversion from RGB colours to full spectra. This conversion assumes that the whole spectrum is somehow covered by the RGB colour, thus restricting the spectrum to the visual range. But if your model only uses spectral colours as inputs then the interval could safely be extended.
+module MyLamp extends LightNode() {
+    {
+        setLight(
+            new SpectralLight(TEST_SPD).(
+                setPower(100), // [W]
+                setLight(new PointLight())
+            ) // end SpectralLight
+        ); // end setLight
+    }
+}
+protected void init() [
+	Axiom ==> MyLamp;
+]
+</code>
-to be continued...
+Note: //ChannelSPD// are the input for shader, while //SpectralCurve// is the expected input data type for //LightNodes// objects.
+Within the //CIENormSpectralCurve// class, a small database of several predefined standard spectral curves is given:
+  * at 1nm resolution [300, 780]
+    * A, D65
+  * at 5nm resolution [300, 780]
+    * A, C, D50, D55, D65, D75
+  * at 5nm resolution [380, 780]
+    * FL1-12, FL3_1-15, HP1-5
+For instance, to use the predefined CIE NORM D65 for typical sun light within a user defined light module, one could use the following code.
 <code java>
-tbd
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.CIENormSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.SpectralLight;
+//define a light module
+module MyLamp extends LightNode {
+  {
+    setLight(
+      new SpectralLight( new CIENormSpectralCurve(Attributes.CIE_NORM_D65) ).(
+	setPower(100), //[W]
+	setLight(new PointLight())
+      ) //end SpectralLight
+    ); //end setLight
+  }
+}
 </code>
+Using the SPD, we define the light 'composition' or light quality.
+In the above example, a //PointLight// is used as light source to emit the wanted spectrum. In the next step, we will continue and show how to define and use user-defined light emission pattern. The keyword here is **PLD** = **P**hysical **L**ight **D**istribution.
+This is especially helpful or necessary for any definition of artificial light sources, such as those found in greenhouses, including HPS lamps or modern LED-based light systems, which are usually equiped with a reflector.
+The physical light distribution can be defined as a polar distribution diagram (also called polar curve) showing the luminous intensity values with increasing angles from two imaginary axes of the lamp, which is placed in the centre. Red: 0–180◦ plane, blue 90–270◦ plane. On the right of the figure below, a 3D visualisation of the same light source is given. The colour of each point (gradient from black to bright red), as well as the distance to the light source, both indicate the power emitted by the light source in a particular direction per unit solid angle.
+{{ :tutorials:light_PLD.png?direct&500 |}}
+Within GroIMP, the PLD can be visualized for any light source, as illustrated below for a //SpotLight//. To activate the light ray visualization, the //setVisualize// function just needs to be set to true. Optionally, the number of visualized light rays and their length can be adjusted.
+<code java>
+protected void init () [
+    Axiom ==> LightNode.(setLight(
+        new SpotLight().(
+            setInnerAngle(0.02),
+            setOuterAngle(0.7),
+            setPower(100),
+            setVisualize(true), //turn on the light ray visualization
+            setNumberofrays(500), //set the number of visualized light rays
+            setRaylength(2) //set the length of the visualized light rays
+        )));
+]
+</code>
+The result of the light ray visualization, i.e., the visualization of the physical light distribution, could look like the image below for different light sources: a) spotlight, with a defined opening angle; b) user-defined distribution; c) point light, equally distributed; d) directional light, equal distribution across an area.
+{{ :tutorials:light_visulizedLightSources.png?direct&500 |}}
+To see a more realistic light pattern, the scene needs to be rendered using one of the light models. Below is a rendered image of the //LampDemo.gsz//, as it can be found in the GroIMP internal example gallery.
+{{ :tutorials:light_lampDemo.png?direct&500 |}}
+Defining a PLD for a light source can be done in two ways: 1) 'manually' by defining the polar curve as an array of intensities within XL, or 2) by importing a PLD file—as it is provided by most professional light companies for their products.
+In any case, instead of one of the predefined light sources, such as //PointLight//, //SpotLight//, or //DirectionalLight//, a so-called **//PhysicalLight//** needs to be defined. The //PhysicalLight// allows us to apply a PLD to it. For the 'manual way,' the PLD is defined as a two-dimensional array (called DISTRIBUTION in the code snippet below) that is then passed as an input parameter to the //PhysicalLight// class.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.PhysicalLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.SpectralLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve;
+// definition of the PLD
+const double[][] DISTRIBUTION = {
+ {131.25, 131.67, 132.37,...},
+ {131.36, 131.81, 132.11,...},
+ ...
+};
+const float[] WAVELENGTHS = {380,385,...};
+const float[] AMPLITUDES = {0.000967721, 0.000980455, ...};
+module MyLamp extends LightNode() {
+    {
+        setLight(
+            new SpectralLight(new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS, AMPLITUDES)).(
+                setPower(100), // [W]
+                setLight(new PhysicalLight(DISTRIBUTION)) //here the PLD is used
+            ) // end SpectralLight
+        ); // end setLight
+    }
+}
+</code>
+A PLD distribution is defined as two-dimensional array, where the values of each row represent the intensities in one direction, starting at 90 degree (above the light source) going down to 270 degree (right below the light source), covering 180 degree. The values given are equally distributed of the 180 degree, e.g., when only three values are given, the first will be associated with 90 degree, the second with zero and the third with 270 degree. The rows on the other hand are equally distributed around the virtual z-axis, around the light source. If only one row is given, this distribution defined within the first row, will be used equally around the whole light source. If two rows are given, the first one will be used at zero degree and the second one at 180 degree. The values in-between are interpolated. The intensities are given in ether in absolute values (in Watt) or in percent in the range or zero to one or zero to 100. They are normalized internally again.
+==== Local illumination - Shader ====
+After the definition of the global illumination model and the light sources, the last missing part required for proper spectral light modelling is the definition of the local illumination model. In computer graphics, the tools used are called Shaders. A shader defines the local optical properties of an object, namely the values for reflection, absorption, and transmission. The Phong illumination model, or Phong shader for short, allows us to define all required aspects.
+In the same way as the spectral curves are defined for the light sources, the spectrum for reflectance and transmittance needs to be defined for our spectral shader. The values for absorptance are obtained as the 'remaining radiation', i.e., the difference between reflectance and transmittance, when we subtract the reflectance and transmittance from the total incoming radiation: Absorptance = Total - Reflectance - Transmittance.
+Note: we employ the terms //absorptance//, //transmittance//, and //reflectance// to designate optical properties of an object. These properties will lead to measured/simulated, actual //absorption//, //transmission// and //reflection// of light, depending on the power, position, and orientation of the light source(s).
+Note: there is no check of plausibility implemented within the Phong shader. The user needs to make sure that the sum of reflection and transmission is not higher than the actual incoming radiation. An object cannot reflect or transmit more light than it received; otherwise, it would itself be a light source emitting light.
+A Phong shader can be defined as following:
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.shading.ChannelSPD;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.RGBSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.ConstantSpectralCurve;
+static float[] WAVELENGTHS = {380, 485, 490, 610, 615, 720};
+static float[] AMPLITUDES = {0,0,1,1,0,0};
+static ChannelSPD GREEN_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS, AMPLITUDES));
+static ChannelSPD RED_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new RGBSpectralCurve(0.8,0,0));
+static ChannelSPD CONST_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new ConstantSpectralCurve(0.25));
+//shader definition as global variable
+Phong myShader0 = new Phong();
+static {
+  myShader0.setDiffuse(GREEN_SPD);
+  myShader0.setTransparency(RED_SPD);
+}
+//and use of the global shader within a module that is interpreted as Box
+module TestBox ==> {
+} Box(0.001,1,1).(setShader(myShader0));
+//or define the shader within a module that extends a Box
+module TestBox extends Box(0.001,1,1) {
+    //define a variable of type Phong and call it myShader
+    Phong myShader = new Phong();
+    //within the static constructor function - automatically called whenever a TestBox is generated
+    // the shader is parametrized and applied to the TestBox
+    {
+        //define the shader aspects
+        myShader.setDiffuse(GREEN_SPD);
+        myShader.setTransparency(RED_SPD);
+        myShader.setSpecular(CONST_SPD);
+        //set the shader to the TestBox
+        setShader(myShader);
+    }
+}
+</code>
+Note: Do NOT mix common RGB shaders (like the //RGBAShader//) and spectral shaders! This applies to having RGB and spectral shaders within the same model but in different objects but also for one (Phong) shader that combines RGB and spectral shaders. The ranges of common RGB shaders will most probably not match the ranges of the other shader and the simulated light spectrum which will inevitably lead to false results.
+==== SPD and PLD files and references ====
+Beside defining the SPD and PLD as arrays within XL, GroIMP supports the import of common file formates for both.
+Both can be imported in the same way by open the Panels Tab and go to Explorers first. For PLD, the 'Create new distribution object' needs to be called and for SPD 'Create new spectra object' is used. In the new panel, Object → New → file/spectrallightmapnode needs to be selected to get a file dialogue where the wanted file can be selected. After the file is imported, it is recommended to give the reference a self-explanatory name for easy use later within the code.
+{{ :tutorials:light_ref1.png?direct&300 |}}
+{{ :tutorials:light_ref7.png?direct&500 |}}
+To access the imported light spectra and physical light distributions within XL, one needs to define a reference to the files in the following way:
+<code java>
+//Definition of references
+const LightDistributionRef DISTRIBUTION = light(”distri1”); // for PLDs references
+const SpectrumRef SPECTRUM = spectrum(”equal”); // for SPDs references
+set them via the constructor
+module MyLamp extends LightNode {
+    {
+        setLight(new SpectralLight(new PhysicalLight(DISTRIBUTION),SPECTRUM, 5));
+    }
+}
+</code>
+GroIMP supports the inport of 'Spectral Distribution Files, *.spd' as input for spectral curves, and 'Luminance Files, *.lum' as well as 'IES Light Distribution Files, *.ies' as inport formats for PLDs.
+==== Example ====
+In the following four minimal working examples are given to illustrate: the light model, the definition of light sources, adding a object and define a spectral shader, and on how to visualize the results. The four examples are building on each other, meaning with each example new parts will extend the previous code.
+Note: The examples require GroIMP version >=2.0 to run. With GroIMP version 2.0 some changes on the internal package structure are made. formally classes found in  //de.grogra.imp3d// have been moved to //de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d// to match the package name (Java 11 forbid package name split). So, if you are using objects, lights or shaders from //gpuflux//, they should be imported as //de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.xxx//.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve; // old - before GroIMP 2.0
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve; // new - with GroIMP 2.0
+// Light nodes need to be imported like this
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.PhysicalLight;
+</code>
+=== Example 1 - Light Model ===
+This example just defines the GPUFlux light model and parameterizes it to simulate a spectrum from 300 to 800nm and measure the results in 30 buckets.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.tracer.FluxLightModelTracer.MeasureMode;
+//constants for the light model: number of rays and maximal recursion depth
+const int RAYS = 1000000;
+const int DEPTH = 10;
+//initialize the scene
+protected void init () {
+	//initialize the spectral light model
+	println("Run GPU light model", 0x000000);
+	FluxLightModel GPU_LM = new FluxLightModel(RAYS, DEPTH);
+	GPU_LM.setSeed(1234567890); // to produce reproducible results
+	GPU_LM.setMeasureMode(MeasureMode.FULL_SPECTRUM);
+	GPU_LM.setSpectralDomain(300,800);// spectral range monitored
+	GPU_LM.setSpectralBuckets(31);// range divided into 30 buckets
+	GPU_LM.compute();// run the light model - may take a few seconds
+}
+</code>
+The model will run and directly when saved, creates an instance of the light model, set wanted parameters and run it. there will be no output (except the one form the light model itself, stating that it was executed and giving some statistics on the scene and further stating that no light sources could be found within the scene).
+If you already get errors here, your system most probably does not support spectral light modelling.
+=== Example 2 - Light Sources ===
+This example defines a spectral light source with a user define physical light distribution (PLD) and a predefined CIE NORM D55 as spectral power distribution (SPD) (used to define typical sun light) and add the light source to the scene.
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.CIENormSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.SpectralLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.PhysicalLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.tracer.FluxLightModelTracer.MeasureMode;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.scene.experiment.Measurement;
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//definition of a physical light distribution
+const double[][] DISTRIBUTION = {
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+};
+//use the predefined CIE NORM D65 for typical sun light
+static const float[] WAVELENGTHS_S = CIENormSpectralCurve.NM_300_780_5;
+static const float[] AMPLITUDES_S = CIENormSpectralCurve.D65;
+//define a light node
+module MyLamp extends LightNode {
+  {
+    setLight(
+    	new SpectralLight(
+    		new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS_S, AMPLITUDES_S)
+    	).(
+			setPower(7.8), //adapt the power to match the two curves
+			setLight(
+				new PhysicalLight(DISTRIBUTION).(
+					setVisualize(true), //activate light ray visualization
+					setNumberofrays(500),
+					setRaylength(3.5)
+				)
+			)
+		) //end SpectralLight
+	); //end setLight
+  }
+}
+//constants for the light model: number of rays and maximal recursion depth
+const int RAYS = 1000000;
+const int DEPTH = 10;
+//initialize the scene
+protected void init () {
+	//create the actual 3D scene
+	[
+		Axiom ==> MyLamp;
+	]
+	//make sure the changes on the graph are applied...
+	{derive();}
+	//so that we directly can continue and work on the graph
+	//initialize the spectral light model
+	println("Run GPU light model", 0x000000);
+	FluxLightModel GPU_LM = new FluxLightModel(RAYS, DEPTH);
+	GPU_LM.setSeed(1234567890); // to produce reproduceable results
+	GPU_LM.setMeasureMode(MeasureMode.FULL_SPECTRUM);
+	GPU_LM.setSpectralDomain(300,800);// spectral range monitored
+	GPU_LM.setSpectralBuckets(31);// range divided into 30 buckets
+	GPU_LM.compute();// run the light model - may take a few seconds
+}
+</code>
+Since the visualization of the light rays is turned on for the light source, we can see the light source in the 3D view window.
+{{ :tutorials:light_example1.png?direct&400 |}}
+=== Example 3 - Scene object and shader ===
+Here now we define a test object, s simple flat box of one square meter in dimension and apply a green spectral shader to it. The 3D view window should now show something similar to this:
+{{ :tutorials:light_example2.png?direct&400 |}}
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.CIENormSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.shading.ChannelSPD;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.SpectralLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.PhysicalLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.tracer.FluxLightModelTracer.MeasureMode;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.scene.experiment.Measurement;
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//definition of a physical light distribution
+const double[][] DISTRIBUTION = {
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+};
+//use the predefined CIE NORM D65 for typical sun light
+static const float[] WAVELENGTHS_S = CIENormSpectralCurve.NM_300_780_5;
+static const float[] AMPLITUDES_S = CIENormSpectralCurve.D65;
+//define a light node
+module MyLamp extends LightNode {
+  {
+    setLight(
+    	new SpectralLight(
+    		new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS_S, AMPLITUDES_S)
+    	).(
+			setPower(7.8), //adapt the power to match the two curves
+			setLight(
+				new PhysicalLight(DISTRIBUTION).(
+					setVisualize(true), //activate light ray visualization
+					setNumberofrays(500),
+					setRaylength(3.5)
+				)
+			)
+		) //end SpectralLight
+	); //end setLight
+  }
+}
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//define a green shader as user-defined irregular spectral curve
+public const float[] WAVELENGTHS = {300, 525, 530, 575, 580, 800};
+public const float[] AMPLITUDES = {0,0,1,1,0,0};
+const ChannelSPD GREEN_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS, AMPLITUDES));
+//apply the shader to an object: a box of one square meter
+module TestShader ==> {
+	Phong myShader = new Phong();
+	//myShader.setDiffuse(new RGBColor (0,1,0));
+	myShader.setDiffuse(GREEN_SPD);
+} Box(0.001,1,1).(setShader(myShader));
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//constants for the light model: number of rays and maximal recursion depth
+const int RAYS = 1000000;
+const int DEPTH = 10;
+//initialize the scene
+protected void init () {
+	clearConsole();
+	//create the actual 3D scene
+	[
+		Axiom ==> TestShader M(2) RL(180) MyLamp;
+	]
+	//make sure the changes on the graph are applied...
+	{derive();}
+	//so that we directly can continue and work on the graph
+	//initialize the spectral light model
+	println("Run GPU light model", 0x000000);
+	FluxLightModel GPU_LM = new FluxLightModel(RAYS, DEPTH);
+	GPU_LM.setSeed(1234567890); // to produce reproduceable results
+	GPU_LM.setMeasureMode(MeasureMode.FULL_SPECTRUM);
+	GPU_LM.setSpectralDomain(300,800);// spectral range monitored
+	GPU_LM.setSpectralBuckets(31);// range divided into 30 buckets
+	GPU_LM.compute();// run the light model - may take a few seconds
+	//check the scene objects for their light absorption
+	Measurement ms;
+	[
+		x:TestShader ::> { ms = GPU_LM.getAbsorbedPowerMeasurement(x); }
+	]
+	println(""+ms.integrate()+" = "+ms, 0xff0000);
+}
+</code>
+To obtain the measurement results, one needs to first run the light model and second check each (wanted) scene object for its absorption values. A simple graph query can eb used to implement the second part, where here is searched for all TestShader instances within the graph and the light absorption is obtained. Afterwards the results a printed to the GroIMP console window. The output of the code is the integrated absorbed power and the array of the absorption values for each bucket.
+{{ :tutorials:light_example3.png?direct&400 |}}
+=== Example 4 - Output visualization ===
+In the final version, we are now going to add a charts to visualize the emitted spectrum and to plot it against the absorbed spectrum of the test object.
+{{ :tutorials:light_example4.png?direct&400 |}}
+<code java>
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.CIENormSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.shading.ChannelSPD;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.spectral.IrregularSpectralCurve;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.SpectralLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.imp3d.objects.PhysicalLight;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.tracer.FluxLightModelTracer.MeasureMode;
+import de.grogra.gpuflux.scene.experiment.Measurement;
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//definition of a physical light distribution
+const double[][] DISTRIBUTION = {
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+	{1, 1, 1,1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+};
+//use the predefined CIE NORM D65 for typical sun light
+static const float[] WAVELENGTHS_S = CIENormSpectralCurve.NM_300_780_5;
+static const float[] AMPLITUDES_S = CIENormSpectralCurve.D65;
+//define a light node
+module MyLamp extends LightNode {
+  {
+    setLight(
+    	new SpectralLight(
+    		new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS_S, AMPLITUDES_S)
+    	).(
+			setPower(7.8), //adapt the power to match the two curves
+			setLight(
+				new PhysicalLight(DISTRIBUTION).(
+					setVisualize(true), //activate light ray visualization
+					setNumberofrays(500),
+					setRaylength(3.5)
+				)
+			)
+		) //end SpectralLight
+	); //end setLight
+  }
+}
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//define a green shader as user-defined irregular spectral curve
+public const float[] WAVELENGTHS = {300, 525, 530, 575, 580, 700};
+public const float[] AMPLITUDES = {0,0,1,1,0,0};
+const ChannelSPD GREEN_SPD = new ChannelSPD(new IrregularSpectralCurve(WAVELENGTHS, AMPLITUDES));
+//apply the shader to an object: a box of one square meter
+module TestShader ==> {
+	Phong myShader = new Phong();
+	//myShader.setDiffuse(new RGBColor (0,1,0));
+	myShader.setDiffuse(GREEN_SPD);
+} Box(0.001,1,1).(setShader(myShader));
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//define the data sheet
+const DatasetRef absorbedChart = new DatasetRef("Power [W]");
+//constants for the light model: number of rays and maximal recursion depth
+const int RAYS = 1000000;
+const int DEPTH = 10;
+//initialize the scene
+protected void init () {
+	clearConsole();
+	//initialize the chart
+	absorbedChart.clear().setColumnKey(0,"source emitted").setColumnKey(1,"ground absorbed");
+	chart(absorbedChart, XY_PLOT);
+	//plot the emitted spectral curve
+	float INTEGRAL = 0;
+	for(int i:(0:AMPLITUDES_S.length-1)) INTEGRAL+=AMPLITUDES_S[i];
+	for(int i:(0:WAVELENGTHS_S.length-1)) {
+		absorbedChart.addRow().(set(0, WAVELENGTHS_S[i], AMPLITUDES_S[i]/INTEGRAL));
+	}
+	//create the actual 3D scene
+	[
+		Axiom ==> TestShader M(2) RL(180) MyLamp;
+	]
+	//make sure the changes on the graph are applied...
+	{derive();}
+	//so that we directly can continue and work on the graph
+	//initialize the spectral light model
+	println("Run GPU light model", 0x000000);
+	FluxLightModel GPU_LM = new FluxLightModel(RAYS, DEPTH);
+	GPU_LM.setSeed(1234567890); // to produce reproduceable results
+	GPU_LM.setMeasureMode(MeasureMode.FULL_SPECTRUM);
+	GPU_LM.setSpectralDomain(300,800);// spectral range monitored
+	GPU_LM.setSpectralBuckets(31);// range divided into 30 buckets
+	GPU_LM.compute();// run the light model - may take a few seconds
+	//check the scene objects for their light absorption
+	Measurement ms;
+	[
+		x:TestShader ::> { ms = GPU_LM.getAbsorbedPowerMeasurement(x); }
+	]
+	print("absorbed = "+ms);println(" = "+ms.integrate(), 0xff0000);
+	//plot the absorption spectrum
+	for(int i:(0:ms.data.length-1)) {
+		absorbedChart.addRow().(set(1, 300+(i+0.5)*16.129, ms.data[i])); //500/31=16.129
+	}
+}
+</code>
+==== Dispersion ====
+The GPUFlux light model also supports the simulation of dispersion effects – the phenomenon where light separates into its constituent colours due to variations in the reflective index with wavelengths. Different wavelengths of light refract (bend) at different angles when passing through a medium like glass, causing the colours to separate. Essentially, shorter wavelengths like violet and blue bend more than longer wavelengths like red.
+As default the simulation of dispersion is turned off - to speed up calculations - but can be enabled in the preferences of the GPUFlux light model or within the code as following:
+<code java>
+FluxLightModel LM = new FluxLightModel(RAYS, DEPTH);
+// enable dispersion
+LM.setDispersion(true); // default: false
+</code>
+When enabled and applied to a scene containing some ‘diamonds’ (imported OBJ objects), one can generate things like shown below (Henke and Buck-Sorlin 2018):
+{{ :tutorials:dispersion.jpg?direct&600 |}}
+===== Acknowledgements =====
 Special thanks to Dietger van Antwerpen, who implemented the GPUFlux light model for GroIMP!
+===== References =====
+  * Henke M and Buck-Sorlin GH (2018) Using a full spectral raytracer for the modelling of light microclimate in a functional-structural plant model; Computing and Informatics, 36(6), 1492-1522, doi: 10.4149/cai_2017_6_1492, [[https://www.cai.sk/ojs/index.php/cai/article/view/2017_6_1492]]
+  * van Antwerpen, D.G. (2011) High Performance Spectral Light Transport Model for Agricultural Applications, Poster HPG
+  * van Antwerpen, D.G. (2011) Unbiased physically based rendering on the GPU, Master thesis, Delft University of Technology