Monolithic tiring condensing arrays and methods thereof
First Claim
1. A condensing array comprising:
- a plurality of condensing elements;
at least one light source positioned proximate to the condensing elements to transmit light into a first section of at least one of the condensing elements which are arranged with respect to the at least one light source to angularly condense the light;
at least one of the condensing elements having a first section that provides substantially total internal reflection of light entering at a base of the first section and a second section which tapers from the first section towards an optical axis extending through the first and second sections, the first and second sections are configured so a half-power angle of the light output from the second section is less than the half-power angle of the light entering the first section;
at least one of the condensing elements is optically and mechanically connected to at least one other of the condensing elements at an attachment area between the condensing elements.
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Abstract
A TIRing condensing array includes a plurality of condensing elements with at least one of the condensing elements having a first section and a second section. The first section provides substantially total internal reflection of light entering at a base of the first section. The second section tapers from the first section towards an optical axis extending through the first and second sections. The first and second sections are configured so a half-power angle of the light output from the second section is less than the half-power angle of the light entering the first section. At least one of the condensing elements is optically and mechanically connected to at least one other of the condensing elements at an attachment area between the condensing elements.
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38 Claims
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1. A condensing array comprising:
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a plurality of condensing elements; at least one light source positioned proximate to the condensing elements to transmit light into a first section of at least one of the condensing elements which are arranged with respect to the at least one light source to angularly condense the light; at least one of the condensing elements having a first section that provides substantially total internal reflection of light entering at a base of the first section and a second section which tapers from the first section towards an optical axis extending through the first and second sections, the first and second sections are configured so a half-power angle of the light output from the second section is less than the half-power angle of the light entering the first section; at least one of the condensing elements is optically and mechanically connected to at least one other of the condensing elements at an attachment area between the condensing elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for making a condensing array, the method comprising:
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forming a plurality of condensing elements, at least one of the condensing elements having a first section that provides substantially total internal reflection of light from a light source proximate to and entering at a base of the first section and a second section which tapers from the first section towards an optical axis extending through the first and second sections, the first and second sections are configured and positioned with respect to the light source so a half-power angle of the light output from the second section is less than the half-power angle of the light entering the first section to angularly condense the light; and optically and mechanically coupling the at least one of the condensing elements to at least one other of the condensing elements at an attachment area between the condensing elements. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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