Squaring the Circle - The Use of Microstructures for Converting and Homogenizing Beam Patterns

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5186, Issue , 2003, Pages 106-112

  Leutz, Ralf ^a   Ries, Harald ^a,b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b OEC AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concentration; Conic; Geometrical optics; Homogenizers; Illumination uniformity; Microstructures; Symmetry breaking

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PRISMS; PROJECTION SYSTEMS; RAY TRACING;

CONIC; HOMOGENIZERS; ILLUMINATION UNIFORMITY; SYMMETRY BREAKING;

ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING;

EID: 2342477223     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.506792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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