Development of an Open Source Platform for Monte Carlo Simulation of Paper Structures

Abstract: Paper is a very complex optical material, and for optimization of the optical properties of paper, different advanced models of the interaction of light with complex structures have been studied. Among these models, the Monte Carlo model has been chosen and its routines have been developed for different purposes in previous projects. In order to make this type of simulations more accessible, and future contributions from the scientific communities easier to apply, the main goal of this project is to develop an open source simulation platform named OpenPaperOpt for light scattering simulation from fiber networks. As part of this project, this thesis aims to integrate the P3D model which was previously implemented and tested on the OpenPaperOpt. After the integration, the OpenPaperOpt platform has a general lights scattering process on the static fiber network. The thesis then gives guidelines for further development of different network models.