This survey reviews algorithms that can render specular, ie mirror reflections, refractions,
and caustics on the GPU. We establish a taxonomy of methods based on the three main …

This paper proposes a robust algorithm to compute caustics caused by multiple reflections
and refractions on the GPU. The proposed algorithm solves two problems of previous …

通过修改光子映射算法的实现过程, 使得该算法能够通过CUDA 完全运行在最新的GPU 上,
从而能够充分利用GPU 强大的并行计算能力, 加速光子映射的实现. 光子映射在CUDA …

These latest years witnessed an impressive improvement of graphics hardware both in
terms of features and in terms of computational power. This improvement can be easily …

This paper presents an analysis of the irradiance estimator often used in photon mapping
algorithms and concludes that the classical approach with a constant kernel overestimates …

针对串行情况下光子映射算法速度慢的问题, 对光子映射算法并行化进行可行性分析,
充分利用图像处理器(GPU) 的统一设备计算架构(CUDA) 的并行和计算能力 …

This paper introduces the two-step process of the standard photon mapping algorithm and a
variety of other global biased illumination algorithms using photon mapping that have been …

Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound is extensively used in obstetrics and gynecology, and
realistic rendering results can both enhance the accuracy of diagnosis and facilitate …

The quest for realism in computer-generated graphics has yielded a range of algorithmic
techniques, the most advanced of which are capable of rendering images at close to …

Photon mapping is a state of the art global illumination rendering algorithm. Photons are
traced from the light sources in a first pass and their interactions with scene surfaces stored …