Practical optical design of an LED collimator

H. Rehn

doi:10.1117/12.2191217

23 September 2015 Practical optical design of an LED collimator

H. Rehn

Proceedings Volume 9629, Optical Systems Design 2015: Illumination Optics IV; 962907 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191217
Event: SPIE Optical Systems Design, 2015, Jena, Germany

Abstract

We present a detailed investigation of an optical system which couples the light of a Lambertian Source (for example, a high power LED array) to an equal etendue target. Such a system can be applied for gobo illumination or for illuminating a lightguide. Though the efficiency of such a system may by ideal in theory, real-world constraints make it imperfect. The actual light collection angle by the target may play a role, and requirements such as the clearance between the optics and source or target and the maximum system diameter will have an influence on imaging and non-imaging designs. As for some applications an uniform illumination of the target may be required, we finally analyze the ability of various designs to deliver homogeneity.

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H. Rehn "Practical optical design of an LED collimator", Proc. SPIE 9629, Optical Systems Design 2015: Illumination Optics IV, 962907 (23 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191217

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