Pupillary efficient lighting system
This patent describes a lighting system having at least two independent lighting subsystems each with a different ratio of scotopic illumination to photopic illumination. The radiant energy in the visible region of the spectrum of the lighting subsystems can be adjusted relative to each other so that the total scotopic illumination of the combined system and the total photopic illumination of the combined system can be varied independently. The dilation or contraction of the pupil of an eye is controlled by the level of scotopic illumination and because the scotopic and photopic illumination can be separately controlled, the system allows the pupil size to be varied independently of the level of photopic illumination. Hence, the vision process can be improved for a given level of photopic illumination.
- Assignee:
- US DOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5015924; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-337971
- OSTI ID:
- 5742193
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 14 Apr 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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