JP2001512579A - 光ガイド用の球形多ポートイルミネータの光学的設計 - Google Patents
光ガイド用の球形多ポートイルミネータの光学的設計Info
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- JP2001512579A JP2001512579A JP53295798A JP53295798A JP2001512579A JP 2001512579 A JP2001512579 A JP 2001512579A JP 53295798 A JP53295798 A JP 53295798A JP 53295798 A JP53295798 A JP 53295798A JP 2001512579 A JP2001512579 A JP 2001512579A
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- Prior art keywords
- lens
- light guide
- focusing
- illumination source
- light
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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
- F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
- F21V7/04—Optical design
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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
- G02B6/0005—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
- 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
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
- G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
- G02B6/2817—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using reflective elements to split or combine optical signals
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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
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
- G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
- G02B6/2848—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers having refractive means, e.g. imaging elements between light guides as splitting, branching and/or combining devices, e.g. lenses, holograms
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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
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
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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
- G02B6/24—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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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S385/00—Optical waveguides
- Y10S385/901—Illuminating or display apparatus
Abstract
Description
Claims (1)
- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.光を放射する照明源と、 該照明源の周囲に配置される一定形状の合焦レンズとを有し、 合焦レンズの各々は、照明源からの放射光を、照明源からほぼ半径方向外方 に合焦させることを特徴とする光ガイド照明システム。 2.前記合焦レンズの形状は、照明源の周囲に配置された合焦レンズの球形構造 で構成されていることを特徴とする請求の範囲第1項に記載の光ガイド照明シ ステム。 3.前記照明源はサルファ球で構成されていることを特徴とする請求の範囲第1 項に記載の光ガイド照明システム。 4.各合焦レンズは、照明源からのほぼ等しい量の放射光を、照明源からほぼ半 径方向外方に合焦させることを特徴とする請求の範囲第1項に記載の光ガイド 照明システム。 5.複数の合焦レンズは、5つの縁部を備えた五角形で構成されていることを特 徴とする請求の範囲第4項に記載の光ガイド照明システム。 6.複数のミキシングロッドを更に有し、各合焦レンズは、光を、複数のミキシ ングロッドのうちの対応するミキシングロッドに合焦させることを特徴とする 請求の範囲第4項に記載の光ガイド照明システム。 7.各合焦レンズはトランスファレンズを有していることを特徴とする請求の範 囲第4項に記載の光ガイド照明システム。 8.複数のコンデンサーレンズを更に有し、複数のトランスファレンズの各々が 、対応するコンデンサーレンズに光を合焦させることを特徴とする請求の範囲 第7項に記載の光ガイド照明システム。 9.近位部分、遠位部分、および近位部分と遠位部分との間の中間部分を有する 照明源と、 照明源の近位部分の近くに配置された湾曲リフレクタと、 照明源のほぼ遠位部分および中間部分の周囲に配置された半球形配列の合焦 レンズとを備え、各合焦レンズは、照明源からの放射光を、照明源からほぼ半 径方向外方に合焦させ、湾曲リフレクタおよび半球形配列の合焦レンズは、協 働して照明源をほぼ包囲しており、湾曲リフレクタは、近位方向を向いた光を 、半球形配列の合焦レンズに向け直すことを特徴とする球形光ガイド照明シス テム。 10.前記照明源はサルファ球で構成されていることを特徴とする請求の範囲第9 項に記載の球形光ガイド照明システム。 11.前記照明源は1,000ワットのサルファ球で構成されていることを特徴とする 請求の範囲第9項に記載の球形光ガイド照明システム。 12.前記湾曲リフレクタはほぼ円形の周囲を有することを特徴とする請求の範囲 第11項に記載の球形光ガイド照明システム。 13.半径方向に湾曲した複数のレンズ群を有し、各レンズ群には複数の合焦レン ズが形成されており、複数のレンズ群は、ほぼ照明源の周囲に取り付けられる ことを特徴とするレンズ組立体。 14.複数のレンズ群は接触しかつ照明源の周囲で互いに隣接して取り付けられ、 これにより、照明源をほぼ包囲していることを特徴とする請求の範囲第13項 に記載のレンズ組立体。 15.複数のレンズ群は接触しかつ照明源の周囲で互いに隣接して取り付けられ、 2つのレンズ群の間に少なくとも1つの空気ギャップを維持していることを特 徴とする請求の範囲第14項に記載のレンズ組立体。 16.少なくとも1つの空気ギャップは、レンズ組立体が照明源をほぼ包囲するよ うに組み立てられたときに、照明源からの熱を通すことができることを特徴と する請求の範囲第15項に記載のレンズ組立体。 17.レンズ組立体は、複数の側方レンズ群および上方レンズ群を有していること を特徴とする請求の範囲第14項に記載のレンズ組立体。 18.複数の側方レンズ群は5つの側方レンズ群で構成されていることを特徴とす る請求の範囲第17項に記載のレンズ組立体。 19.5つの側方レンズ群の各々が12個の合焦レンズを含み、 上方レンズ群が8つの合焦レンズを含むことを特徴とする請求の範囲第18 項に記載のレンズ組立体。 20.5つの側方レンズ群の各々の12個の合焦レンズの各々が5つの縁部を有し 、上方レンズ群の8つの合焦レンズのうちの7つの各々が4つの縁部を有し 、上方レンズ群の8つの合焦レンズのうちの8番目の合焦レンズが7つの縁 部を有することを特徴とする請求の範囲第18項に記載のレンズ組立体。
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US08/789,965 US5892867A (en) | 1995-01-17 | 1997-01-31 | Spherical multiport illuminator optic design for light guides |
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AU (1) | AU6246898A (ja) |
WO (1) | WO1998034139A1 (ja) |
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