WO1999015923A1 - High efficiency ejection of light from optical wave guide, by holographically produced light scattering means - Google Patents
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- 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
- G02B6/2852—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 tapping light guides arranged sidewardly, e.g. in a non-parallel relationship with respect to the bus light guides (light extraction or launching through cladding, with or without surface discontinuities, bent structures)
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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
- G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
- G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles
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- This invention concerns ejection of radiant electromagnetic energy from optical wave guides, and more particularly by holographically produced light scattering means. Such energy is typically in the form of light.
- Such energy in the form of light, is generated via laser, emitting diodes (LEDs), or other radiation sources such as incandescent, florescent or metal halide lamps.
- the radiation is ejected into an optical wave guide in such a way that the radiation is trapped in the wave guide by Total Internal Reflection.
- This invention has as an objective the provision of variegated surface relief light scattering sites that eject the radiation from their wave guided TIR modes into a certain preferred solid angle.
- the body may consist of light transmitting synthetic material, as in the form of a rod along which and within which the light travels.
- the scattering sites are typically formed holographically using source and reference beams that impinge upon one another with interference effects.
- the scattering sites may be generated holographically by interfering a reference beam with an object beam in a holographic emulsion.
- the object beam typically comprises a converging input beam of the same angular shape as the desired output beam.
- the object beam is formed via lens, mirrors, or computer generated holograms.
- the resulting variegated surface-relief pattern has a specific geometry and architecture.
- a cylindrical wave guide a fiber optic wave guide
- the reference laser beam is injected through the edge of the wave guide, while the object beam is incident through the large surface of the top of the wave guide.
- Playback is produced when the laser beam reference is replace by another light source with a similar wavelength.
- LEDs When LEDs are placed at the end of the cylinder or rod, they become the reference beam. Now the entire system plays back in the opposite direction, i.e. light is emitted from the generated site or sites into the same solid angle as in the object, but as a diverging wavefront.
- a further object concerns provision of a source of such energy having an end portion received into said body to transmit energy (such as light) in different directions therein for effecting energy travel lengthwise of the body.
- the body typically defines a recess and the energy source (such as an LED) end portions received into the recess, formed at an edge portion of the body. Multiple such recesses may be employed, and may be spaced apart, as will be seen. LEDs may be embedded in the body or rod, as will appear.
- Fig. 1 is an elevation showing "playback" of radiant energy impingement on a site, to re-produce the desired optical readout;
- Fig. 2 is an elevation taken in section on lines 2-2 of Fig. 1 ;
- Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken in elevation through one end of a light transmitting rod, showing LED embedding
- Fig. 4 is an elevation taken in section on lines 4-4 of Fig. 3;
- Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing an LED of the type used in Figs. 1-4;
- Fig. 6 is a view like Fig. 1 , but showing light sources embedded in reduced cross sectional zones along a light transmitting rod;
- Fig. 7 is an enlarged section taken on lines 7-7 of Fig. 6;
- Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing site generation for a planar optical wave guide.
- Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing site generation for a rod shaped optical wave guide
- Fig.. 10 is an elevation showing a radiant energy transmitting device incorporating a diffuser.
- Fig. 11 shows a modification of the Fig. 10 device.
- an optical wave guide is in the form of a plate 100 having upper and lower sides 101 and 102, and edges 103 and 104.
- a thin photographic emulsion 113 covers the plate lower side 102, and may have film shape.
- the wave guide may consist of synthetic resinous material, and is transparent.
- a reference light beam 105 is injected edgewise into the plate to travel leftwardly in the plate with Total Internal Reflection off the plate sides 101 and 102.
- An object light beam provides an input convergent wavefront 106 entering the top side 101 of the plate and impinges on the reference beam at a site location 107 at the lower side 102 of the plate.
- the object beam may be formed via lenses or a computer generated hologram, as is known.
- the two beams interfere at the site location 107 as on emulsion, producing a variegated surface pattern in the developed emulsion corresponding to the object.
- the pattern in the emulsion is then transferred to a nickel wafer plate. That plate can then be used, as via impression, injection or ultra-violet curing reflection techniques, to re-produce the pattern on a carrier such as a tape seen at 110 in Fig. 1.
- the tape is applied to the wave guide such as rod 11.
- the pattern on the tape constitutes a scattering center or site useful for re-producing the original object beam 106a ejected from the wave guide.
- Fig. 9 shows the same principles of site generation, as applied to a wave guide in the form of a rod 112.
- the photographic emulsion film appears as layer 113.
- radiant energy transmitting apparatus being indicated generally at 10, such energy for example consisting of light, as in the visible wave length zone of the spectrum.
- the apparatus includes an elongated wave guide such as a rod 11 consisting of electromagnetic energy transmitting material, and a source or sources of such energy, each having an end portion recessed into the rod to transmit energy in a preferred direction, for effecting energy travel lengthwise of (i.e. along) the rod. See for example the LEDs 12 received in recesses 13 in the end portion 11a of the rod, so that the LEDs are effectively embedded in the rod end portion.
- Light from the LEDs is shown being transmitted in a different directions 14-a-14f, over a range of angles, these showings being illustrative only.
- a large portion of such light is typically (i.e. within cone of the angle oc ) transmitted as rays extending at angles such as to enable successive total internal reflections off the boundary or periphery of the rod, along its length, for travel lengthwise along and internally of the rod.
- the LEDs may be completely embedded, along their lengths in the rod end portion, and may have tight wall-to-wall fits in the recesses 13.
- LED terminals appear at 16, and a low voltage source 17 is schematically shown or connected with such terminals, in Fig. 1.
- the rod typically consists of synthetic polymeric material, and may be flexible so as to be bendable.
- the rod may be considered as a "wave guide", i.e. to guide the light waves for transmission lengthwise of the rod.
- Usable synthetic polymer include polymers of silicone, urethane, epoxy, polyamide, acrylic, polyesters and others. Glasses are usable. These are transparent.
- Figs. 1 and 2 also show a reflector 18 located at one side of the rod. Light emanating from the rod is reflected, as for example as shown by rays 20 reflected from the interior curved surface 18a of the reflector.
- the reflector may take the form of discreet light scattering dots, with varying spacing to provide uniformity of collimated light reflection as viewed from the aperture A.
- Fig. 5 shows one form of LED 12 having a cube shape, with terminals 16 projecting from the end wall 12a. Light generated by the LED emanates from different walls such as all five remaining walls 12b. Recesses 13 in the rod may have cube shape for embedding such LEDs, with tight fits. A typical cube dimension t is 0.01 inch.
- LEDs 26 are received in recesses along the rod, inwardly of rod outer surface 24a. See recess locations 27 and 28, and rod "venturi" surfaces 26, with tapering at 27a and 28a. See LED produced rays 29-32. Maximum light transmission is effected if locations 27 and 28 are V* 1 and 3.4 1 , where 1 is rod length.
- Fig. 10 shows a modification 200 wherein a light-transmitting body 201 is elongated in the direction 202 and consists of light transmitting synthetic material formed to transmit light by total internal reflection off walls 203 and 204 of the body. Such light may be considered as a reference TIR beam 206 or beams.
- a photographic emulsion 205 layer extends adjacent wall 204 and functions as previously described as at 115 in Fig. 8.
- a holographic diffuser layer or plate 207, or film, extends adjacent body wall 203 and acts to transmit light emanating from the emulsion 205 in collimated rays, as indicated at 208. This occurs because of the interaction of the reference beam with the sites defined by the emulsion.
- the diffuser 207 may be of the type sold by Kaiser Optical, or by Physical Optics Corp., California.
- Fig. 9 shows a modification like Fig. 10 excepting that the diffuser 207a, in combination with the body 201 and the emulsion, operates to pass emanating light divergently, as indicated by rays 220 and 221 , as for example to define an object 222.
- the sites were generated by rays from a similar object passing back through the diffuser into the body to the emulsion to interact with the reference TIR beam or beams.
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PCT/US1997/016680 WO1999015923A1 (en) | 1997-09-19 | 1997-09-19 | High efficiency ejection of light from optical wave guide, by holographically produced light scattering means |
EP97943391A EP1015923B1 (en) | 1997-09-19 | 1997-09-19 | High efficiency ejection of light from optical wave guide, by holographically produced light scattering means |
DE69738551T DE69738551T2 (en) | 1997-09-19 | 1997-09-19 | Discharge of light from an optical waveguide with high efficiency by holographically generated light scattering means |
JP2000513166A JP2002500377A (en) | 1997-09-19 | 1997-09-19 | Highly efficient light emission from optical waveguides by holographically generated light scattering means |
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