Nonimaging optical illumination system
Abstract
A nonimaging illumination optical device for producing a selected far field illuminance over an angular range. The optical device includes a light source, a light reflecting surface, and a family of light edge rays defined along a reference line with the reflecting surface defined in terms of the reference line as a parametric function R(t) where t is a scalar parameter position and R(t)=k(t)+Du(t) where k(t) is a parameterization of the reference line, and D is a distance from a point on the reference line to the reflection surface along the desired edge ray through the point. 35 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 415762
- Patent Number(s):
- 5586013
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-054,816
- Assignee:
- Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., St. Paul, MN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-87ER13726
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 17 Dec 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; ILLUMINANCE; MIRRORS
Citation Formats
Winston, R, and Ries, H. Nonimaging optical illumination system. United States: N. p., 1996.
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abstractNote = {A nonimaging illumination optical device for producing a selected far field illuminance over an angular range. The optical device includes a light source, a light reflecting surface, and a family of light edge rays defined along a reference line with the reflecting surface defined in terms of the reference line as a parametric function R(t) where t is a scalar parameter position and R(t)=k(t)+Du(t) where k(t) is a parameterization of the reference line, and D is a distance from a point on the reference line to the reflection surface along the desired edge ray through the point. 35 figs.},
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year = {Tue Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 1996},
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