WO2005043598A3 - Use of potting gels for fabricating microoptic arrays - Google Patents

Use of potting gels for fabricating microoptic arrays Download PDF

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WO2005043598A3
WO2005043598A3 PCT/US2004/036370 US2004036370W WO2005043598A3 WO 2005043598 A3 WO2005043598 A3 WO 2005043598A3 US 2004036370 W US2004036370 W US 2004036370W WO 2005043598 A3 WO2005043598 A3 WO 2005043598A3
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array
lens array
lens
collecting
emitting device
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Duwayne R Anderson
Roland Jasmin
Mark D Owen
Alexander F Schreiner
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Phoseon Technology Inc
Duwayne R Anderson
Roland Jasmin
Mark D Owen
Alexander F Schreiner
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G02B3/0006—Arrays
    • G02B3/0037—Arrays characterized by the distribution or form of lenses
    • G02B3/0056—Arrays characterized by the distribution or form of lenses arranged along two different directions in a plane, e.g. honeycomb arrangement of lenses
    • 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
    • F21V5/007—Array of lenses or refractors for a cluster of light sources, e.g. for arrangement of multiple light sources in one plane
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G02B3/0006—Arrays
    • G02B3/0012—Arrays characterised by the manufacturing method
    • G02B3/0031—Replication or moulding, e.g. hot embossing, UV-casting, injection moulding
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2105/00—Planar light sources
    • F21Y2105/10—Planar light sources comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
    • F21Y2105/14—Planar light sources comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements characterised by the overall shape of the two-dimensional array
    • F21Y2105/16—Planar light sources comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements characterised by the overall shape of the two-dimensional array square or rectangular, e.g. for light panels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

A lens array (10) for collecting light from a light source (12) is provided wherein the lens array (10) is made of a curable gel that remains pliant after curing. The lens array (10) may be used alone and without a hard epoxy matrix overcoat. The lens array (10) may be used in an solid state light emitting device array (16) that includes a glass window (24) that covers the solid state light emitting device array (16) and the lens array (10) so that the lens array (10) cannot be physically interfered with touched directly. An array of collecting microoptical lenses (10) and/or prisms may be molded into the gel, and the gel lens used as an inexpensive array of lighting devices for the purpose of collecting and condensing the light from the solid state light emitting device array (16) so that it is less dispersive.
PCT/US2004/036370 2003-10-31 2004-11-01 Use of potting gels for fabricating microoptic arrays WO2005043598A2 (en)

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US8637332B2 (en) 2004-03-18 2014-01-28 Phoseon Technology, Inc. Micro-reflectors on a substrate for high-density LED array

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EP1743384B1 (en) 2004-03-30 2015-08-05 Phoseon Technology, Inc. Led array having array-based led detectors
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US8651704B1 (en) 2008-12-05 2014-02-18 Musco Corporation Solid state light fixture with cooling system with heat rejection management
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US5490049A (en) * 1993-07-07 1996-02-06 Valeo Vision LED signalling light
US6373635B1 (en) * 1999-09-03 2002-04-16 Rohm Co., Ltd. Lens array, method of making the same, and lens

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US5490049A (en) * 1993-07-07 1996-02-06 Valeo Vision LED signalling light
US6373635B1 (en) * 1999-09-03 2002-04-16 Rohm Co., Ltd. Lens array, method of making the same, and lens

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8496356B2 (en) 2002-05-08 2013-07-30 Phoseon Technology, Inc. High efficiency solid-state light source and methods of use and manufacture
US8637332B2 (en) 2004-03-18 2014-01-28 Phoseon Technology, Inc. Micro-reflectors on a substrate for high-density LED array

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