Reflectors for uniform far–field irradiance: Fundamental limits and example of an axisymmetric solution

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-47

  Gordon, J M ^a   Rabl, Ari ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Centre d'Energetique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHTING FIXTURES; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TAILORED EDGE RAY DEVICE; UNIFORM FAR FIELD IRRADIANCE;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0031675361     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.000044     Document Type: Article

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