Zonal Optical Elements
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180136377A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-17

    申请号:US15129119

    申请日:2015-03-26

    发明人: Tomas Behounek

    IPC分类号: G02B5/18 G02B27/09 G02B27/42

    摘要: An optical element, e.g. based on a diffractive Fresnel lens, having suppressed or reduced chromatic aberration under non-monochromatic light and/or enhanced directional homogenisation in its angular irradiation characteristics, comprises a plurality of optical zones (10, 20), wherein each zone comprises at least one homogenising noise-introducing feature. In embodiments the at least one homogenising noise-introducing feature comprises one or more zonal displacement features, e.g. ripples (20′, 20″) and/or one or more zonal modulation features, e.g. one or more patterning features (30).

    Luminaires and optical elements for use therein

    公开(公告)号:US11579458B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17251338

    申请日:2019-06-13

    摘要: A luminaire including: at least one light source (2), and an optical system (10, 11, 12a, 12b) for directing and/or distributing the light (5) emitted by the source(s) (2) into a desired output light distribution pattern (7); wherein the optical system comprises one or more optical elements (10, 11, 12a, 12b), the or each said optical element (10, 11, 12a, 12b) comprising a thin foil or sheet substrate having at least one optically functional surface or surface layer thereon or on a portion thereof, and wherein: (i) at least a portion of the at least one optically functional surface or surface layer on the substrate of at least one of the one or more optical elements (10, 11, 12a, 12b) has an at least partially diffractive optical function, and/or (ii) at least a portion of the at least one of the one or more optical elements (10, 11, 12a, 12b) is shaped such that its substrate is configured so as to have a non-flat or non-planar shape in three dimensions.

    Optical Element
    4.
    发明申请
    Optical Element 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180120451A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-03

    申请号:US15735275

    申请日:2016-06-10

    摘要: An optical element (1) comprises: a body (2) of radiation converting monocrystalline material, e.g. of a luminescent or scintillator material, and an extraction structure (4, 6) applied to at least one output and/or input surface of the body (2) of radiation converting monocrystalline material; wherein the extraction structure (4, 6) is constructed and configured such that radiation at an output (19) of the body (2) of radiation converting monocrystalline material is directionally modified, as compared with radiation at the output of the body (2) of radiation converting monocrystalline material in the absence of said extraction structure (4, 6), by interaction of radiation entering and/or propagating within and/or exiting the body (2) of radiation converting monocrystalline material with the said extraction structure (4, 6), e.g. by: i) modifying the energy or intensity of the radiation at the output (19) of the body (2) via interaction(s) of radiation entering and/or propagating within and/or exiting the body (2) with the said surface, and/or ii) modifying the directional distribution of radiation exiting and/or entering and/or propagating within the body (2) via the said surface, e.g. such as to reduce or ameliorate the deleterious effects of TIR within the body (2).

    Method of manufacturing a laminate and the laminate made thereby
    7.
    发明申请
    Method of manufacturing a laminate and the laminate made thereby 审中-公开
    制造层压体的方法和由此制成的层压材料

    公开(公告)号:US20170043546A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-16

    申请号:US15306275

    申请日:2014-04-23

    发明人: Tomas Tethal

    摘要: A method of manufacturing laminate, comprising of at least two layers (1, 5) of thermoplastic materials with a diffractive optical element incorporated between them. In this method a layer (2) with a different refraction index from that of a carrying layer (1) and/or from that of a cover layer (5) of thermoplastic material is put on a carrying layer (1) and covered by the cover layer (5). The layer (2) with a different refraction index is placed only in some areas of the carrying layer (1). Subsequently a stamp (4) with optical diffractive relief (6) is imprinted and/or embossed into the layer (2) with a different refraction index. Then the cover layer (5) of thermoplastic material is put on the layer (2) with a different refraction index and the laminate is heated to a temperature at which bonding of the cover layer (5) and the carrying layer (1) occurs. A laminate, comprising of at least two layers (1, 5) of thermoplastic materials, with optical diffraction element incorporate between them.

    摘要翻译: 一种制造层压板的方法,其包括至少两层热塑性材料层(1,5),其中掺有衍射光学元件。 在该方法中,具有与承载层(1)和/或热塑性材料的覆盖层(5)不同的折射率的层(2)放置在承载层(1)上并被覆盖 覆盖层(5)。 具有不同折射率的层(2)仅放置在承载层(1)的一些区域中。 随后,具有光学衍射浮雕(6)的印模(4)以不同的折射率印刷和/或压印到层(2)中。 然后将热塑性材料的覆盖层(5)以不同的折射率放置在层(2)上,并将层压体加热到覆盖层(5)和承载层(1)的结合发生的温度。 包含至少两层热塑性材料的层压板,其中包含光学衍射元件。

    Volume optical elements
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12025823B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17046842

    申请日:2019-04-11

    IPC分类号: G02B5/32 G03H1/02

    CPC分类号: G02B5/32 G03H1/0248

    摘要: A volume diffractive optical element (E) comprising: a carrier (1) having an optical relief pattern (P) on at least one surface thereof, and at least one optically functional layer (2) applied over or onto at least one or more portions or relief features (P) of the relief pattern on the carrier (1); wherein in embodiments the at least one optically functional layer (2) comprises a plurality of discrete bodies, beads or globules (2) of optical material applied over or onto the respective individual relief portions or relief features or relief elements (P) of the relief pattern on the carrier (1).

    OPTICS FOR LUMINAIRES
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230341108A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18005071

    申请日:2021-07-12

    摘要: An optical element (1) for use in a luminaire, especially a linear luminaire, for creating a prescribed output light distribution pattern from light emitted by a light source at a predetermined location relative to the optical element (1), the optical element (1) comprising a body including a surface which comprises a faceted structure (3), the faceted structure (3) comprising one or more strips or rows (6) each comprising a plurality of primary facets (4), wherein, for any given strip or row (6) of primary facets (4): (i) each respective primary facet (4) within the given strip or row (6) is configured such that it redirects light from a respective input direction associated with that primary facet (4) into a respective output direction associated with that primary facet (4); (ii) each respective primary facet (4) within the given strip or row (6) is configured such that light propagating therefrom in a said respective output direction associated with that primary facet (4) contributes to the prescribed output light distribution pattern; and (iii) the respective primary facets (4) within the given strip or row (6) are configured such that: the distribution of the respective output directions associated with the respective primary facets (4) in the given strip or row (6) has a random or quasi-random character with respect to the positions of the respective primary facets (4) in the given strip or row (6), and the random or quasi-random character of the distribution of the respective output directions associated with the respective primary facets (4) in the given strip or row (6) is defined by a probability density function correlating with the prescribed output light distribution pattern and not with the positions of the respective primary facets (4) in the given strip or row (6).

    VOLUME OPTICAL ELEMENTS
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210116715A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US17046842

    申请日:2019-04-11

    IPC分类号: G02B27/42

    摘要: A volume diffractive optical element (E) comprising: a carrier (1) having an optical relief pattern (P) on at least one surface thereof, and at least one optically functional layer (2) applied over or onto at least one or more portions or relief features (P) of the relief pattern on the carrier (1); wherein in embodiments the at least one optically functional layer (2) comprises a plurality of discrete bodies, beads or globules (2) of optical material applied over or onto the respective individual relief portions or relief features or relief elements (P) of the relief pattern on the carrier (1).