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Title: Optical manifold

Abstract

Optical systems are described that have at least one source of a beam of blue light with divergence under 15°. A phosphor emits yellow light when excited by the blue light. A collimator is disposed with the phosphor and forms a yellow beam with divergence under 15°. A dichroic filter is positioned to transmit the beam of blue light to the phosphor and to reflect the beam of yellow light to an exit aperture. In different embodiments, the beams of blue and yellow light are incident upon said filter with central angles of 15°, 22°, and 45°. The filter may reflect all of one polarization and part of the other polarization, and a polarization rotating retroreflector may then be provided to return the unreflected light to the filter.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
US Dept. of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176204
Patent Number(s):
7665858
Application Number:
11/982,480
Assignee:
Falicoff, Waqidi, Stevenson Ranch, CA (United States)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-05NT42341
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2007 Nov 02
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Falicoff, Waqidi, Chaves, Julio C., Minano, Juan Carlos, Benitez, Pablo, Dross, Oliver, and Parkyn, Jr., William A. Optical manifold. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Falicoff, Waqidi, Chaves, Julio C., Minano, Juan Carlos, Benitez, Pablo, Dross, Oliver, & Parkyn, Jr., William A. Optical manifold. United States.
Falicoff, Waqidi, Chaves, Julio C., Minano, Juan Carlos, Benitez, Pablo, Dross, Oliver, and Parkyn, Jr., William A. Tue . "Optical manifold". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176204.
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abstractNote = {Optical systems are described that have at least one source of a beam of blue light with divergence under 15°. A phosphor emits yellow light when excited by the blue light. A collimator is disposed with the phosphor and forms a yellow beam with divergence under 15°. A dichroic filter is positioned to transmit the beam of blue light to the phosphor and to reflect the beam of yellow light to an exit aperture. In different embodiments, the beams of blue and yellow light are incident upon said filter with central angles of 15°, 22°, and 45°. The filter may reflect all of one polarization and part of the other polarization, and a polarization rotating retroreflector may then be provided to return the unreflected light to the filter.},
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