Guided light diffuser

An apparatus is described for efficiently transforming light from concentrated sources into uniform diffse light. The apparatus comprises (1) a light guide resonator which comprises (A) a light guide and (B) mirrors for reflecting light back into the light guide; (2) means for injecting light from a...

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Main Authors LIGHT; MELANIE L, DUGUAY; MICHEL A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.02.1991
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DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
FREQUENCY-CHANGING
NON-LINEAR OPTICS
OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF
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Summary:An apparatus is described for efficiently transforming light from concentrated sources into uniform diffse light. The apparatus comprises (1) a light guide resonator which comprises (A) a light guide and (B) mirrors for reflecting light back into the light guide; (2) means for injecting light from a light source into the light guide resonator; and (3) a light-diffusing element placed within the field distribution of the light in the resonator, the whole apparatus being designed to set up a regime of optical resonance. The light guide resonator is uniformly filled with light; within the resonator the uniformly lit light-diffusing element acts as an efficient light source of uniform brightness.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19890342559