AU8052698A - Parabolic and spherical multiport illuminators for light guides - Google Patents
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- AU8052698A AU8052698A AU80526/98A AU8052698A AU8052698A AU 8052698 A AU8052698 A AU 8052698A AU 80526/98 A AU80526/98 A AU 80526/98A AU 8052698 A AU8052698 A AU 8052698A AU 8052698 A AU8052698 A AU 8052698A
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- lenses
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- light guide
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
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- G02B3/0037—Arrays characterized by the distribution or form of lenses
- G02B3/0043—Inhomogeneous or irregular arrays, e.g. varying shape, size, height
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
- F21V5/04—Refractors for light sources of lens shape
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
- G02B6/0005—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being of the fibre type
- G02B6/0006—Coupling light into the fibre
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
- G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
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- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
- Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| PCT/US1998/008608 WO1999061945A1 (en) | 1998-05-28 | 1998-05-28 | Parabolic and spherical multiport illuminators for light guides |
Publications (1)
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| AU8052698A true AU8052698A (en) | 1999-12-13 |
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| AU80526/98A Abandoned AU8052698A (en) | 1998-05-28 | 1998-05-28 | Parabolic and spherical multiport illuminators for light guides |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1082629A4 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2002517014A (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN1303486A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU8052698A (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR9815875A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2333535A1 (enExample) |
| IL (1) | IL139959A0 (enExample) |
| MX (1) | MXPA00013038A (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO1999061945A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP4040853B2 (ja) * | 2001-09-07 | 2008-01-30 | アルプス電気株式会社 | 照光装置 |
| FR2943799B1 (fr) * | 2009-03-31 | 2011-09-02 | Valeo Vision Sas | "lentille pour module d'eclairage pour vehicule automobile". |
| CN101536910B (zh) * | 2009-04-09 | 2012-06-13 | 上海理工大学 | 光纤传感的肺动脉血氧饱和度监测装置 |
| CN101975358B (zh) * | 2010-09-26 | 2012-07-04 | 复旦大学 | 一种多镜和多光纤耦合的太阳光模拟器光源 |
| CN102654277A (zh) * | 2011-03-04 | 2012-09-05 | 王勤文 | 一种led导光结构 |
| CN107192721B (zh) * | 2017-04-26 | 2019-09-20 | 中国科学院西安光学精密机械研究所 | 平板玻璃表面缺陷检测用照明光源及表面缺陷检测装置 |
Family Cites Families (9)
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| DD245502B1 (de) * | 1986-02-03 | 1990-10-17 | Zeiss Jena Veb Carl | Projektor fuer fixsternprojektion |
| GB2191572B (en) * | 1986-05-30 | 1990-07-18 | Pearce Harvey Peter Roger | Light source assembly |
| US4912605A (en) * | 1988-09-21 | 1990-03-27 | Tir Systems Ltd. | Illumination system which reduces loss of visibility caused by lamp failure |
| US5042911A (en) * | 1989-03-08 | 1991-08-27 | Gte Products Corporation | Method of making lighting lens |
| US5259056A (en) * | 1992-03-27 | 1993-11-02 | General Electric Company | Coupler apparatus for use with a high brightness light source |
| US5436805A (en) * | 1992-10-29 | 1995-07-25 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Thermally insulated distributed light network from a central light source |
| US5469337A (en) * | 1994-11-14 | 1995-11-21 | General Electric Company | Multiple port high brightness centralized lighting system |
| US5559911A (en) * | 1995-01-17 | 1996-09-24 | Radiant Imaging, Inc. | Optical fiber coupler using segmented lenses |
| US5706376A (en) * | 1995-06-02 | 1998-01-06 | Remote Source Lighting International | Multiport illuminator for macro-fibers |
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1998
- 1998-05-28 IL IL13995998A patent/IL139959A0/xx unknown
- 1998-05-28 WO PCT/US1998/008608 patent/WO1999061945A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-05-28 BR BR9815875-9A patent/BR9815875A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-05-28 EP EP98928818A patent/EP1082629A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-05-28 CA CA002333535A patent/CA2333535A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-05-28 JP JP2000551285A patent/JP2002517014A/ja active Pending
- 1998-05-28 AU AU80526/98A patent/AU8052698A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-05-28 CN CN98814180A patent/CN1303486A/zh active Pending
- 1998-05-28 MX MXPA00013038A patent/MXPA00013038A/es unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| JP2002517014A (ja) | 2002-06-11 |
| EP1082629A1 (en) | 2001-03-14 |
| IL139959A0 (en) | 2002-02-10 |
| BR9815875A (pt) | 2002-03-05 |
| CN1303486A (zh) | 2001-07-11 |
| CA2333535A1 (en) | 1999-12-02 |
| MXPA00013038A (es) | 2002-04-24 |
| WO1999061945A1 (en) | 1999-12-02 |
| EP1082629A4 (en) | 2005-06-15 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| MK5 | Application lapsed section 142(2)(e) - patent request and compl. specification not accepted |