EP2331868A1 - Lichtwellenleiter mit laserbearbeiteten lichtextraktionsvorrichtungen und verfahren - Google Patents

Lichtwellenleiter mit laserbearbeiteten lichtextraktionsvorrichtungen und verfahren

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Publication number
EP2331868A1
EP2331868A1 EP09791448A EP09791448A EP2331868A1 EP 2331868 A1 EP2331868 A1 EP 2331868A1 EP 09791448 A EP09791448 A EP 09791448A EP 09791448 A EP09791448 A EP 09791448A EP 2331868 A1 EP2331868 A1 EP 2331868A1
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Prior art keywords
light guide
light
transparent material
laser
lightguide
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Craig R. Sykora
Robert T. Krasa
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • 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
    • G02B6/0011—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 planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0036—2-D arrangement of prisms, protrusions, indentations or roughened surfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • 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
    • G02B6/0011—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 planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/004—Scattering dots or dot-like elements, e.g. microbeads, scattering particles, nanoparticles
    • G02B6/0043—Scattering dots or dot-like elements, e.g. microbeads, scattering particles, nanoparticles provided on the surface of the light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • 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
    • G02B6/0011—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 planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0065—Manufacturing aspects; Material aspects
EP09791448A 2008-08-22 2009-08-13 Lichtwellenleiter mit laserbearbeiteten lichtextraktionsvorrichtungen und verfahren Withdrawn EP2331868A1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US9100908P 2008-08-22 2008-08-22
PCT/US2009/053635 WO2010021896A1 (en) 2008-08-22 2009-08-13 Light guides including laser-processed light extractors and methods

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EP2331868A1 true EP2331868A1 (de) 2011-06-15

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WO (1) WO2010021896A1 (de)

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