Complex visual effects such as caustics are often produced by light paths containing
multiple consecutive specular vertices (dubbed specular chains), which pose a challenge to …

Caustics are interesting patterns caused by the light being focused when reflecting off glossy
materials. Rendering them in computer graphics is still challenging: they correspond to high …

Caustics are complex optical effects caused by the light being concentrated in a small area
due to reflection or refraction on surfaces with low roughness, typically under a sharp light …

With the advent of real-time ray tracing, there is an increasing interest in GPU-friendly
importance sampling techniques. We present such methods to sample convex polygonal …

Finding valid light paths that involve specular vertices in Monte Carlo rendering requires
solving many non-linear, transcendental equations in high-dimensional space. Existing …

Real-time geometric specular anti-aliasing is required when using a low number of pixel
samples and high-frequency specular lobes. Several methods have been proposed for …

Multi‐bounce, pure specular light paths produce complex lighting effects, such as caustics
and sparkle highlights, which are challenging to render due to their sparse and diverse …

Complex lighting phenomenon such as the caustics often arises from specular chains of
varying lengths. Thanks to recent advancement in specular light transport, we are able to …

While modern rendering systems are efficient for modeling complex light paths in complex
environments, the rendering of refractive caustics still takes a long time. Caustics are light …

Abstract We present a Monte Carlo path tracing technique to sample extended next event
estimation contributions in participating media: we consider one additional scattering vertex …