Author
Gannon, CalebAffiliation
Univ Arizona, Coll Opt SciIssue Date
2018-06
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Caleb Gannon, Caleb Gannon, Rongguang Liang, Rongguang Liang, } "Optimal geometry for off-axis, freeform illumination design," Optical Engineering 57(6), 065102 (7 June 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.57.6.065102 . Submission: Received: 25 January 2018; Accepted: 10 April 2018Journal
OPTICAL ENGINEERINGRights
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
A thorough investigation into the efficiency and performance of off-axis, freeform illumination systems has been conducted, and a method for arriving at the optimal tilt is established for both reflective and refractive designs. The optimal tilt for refractive designs is determined by minimizing the total light lost due to Fresnel reflections across the lens, while the optimal tilt for reflective designs ensures the source is not obstructing the reflected ray bundle. For uncoated lenses, utilizing the proposed tilt can improve efficiency by more than 150%. (C) 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)ISSN
0091-3286Version
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National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health [UH2EB022623]; National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship [DGE-1746060]ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1117/1.OE.57.6.065102