Optical element including texturing to control beam width and color mixing
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1. A method for providing an optical element, comprising:
- providing an optical feature in the optical element that spreads or distributes light passing through the optical element; and
providing a texturing in association with at least a portion of the optical feature of the optical element, the texturing comprising a multiplicity of surface texturing features each having a depth between about 0.0004 inches and about 0.0010 inches and the surface texturing features being the only surface texturing features used in providing the texturing in association with the optical element.
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Abstract
A method for providing an optical element may include providing an optical feature in the optical element that spreads or distributes light passing through the optical element. The method may also include providing a texturing in at least a portion of the optical feature of the optical element.
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1. A method for providing an optical element, comprising:
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providing an optical feature in the optical element that spreads or distributes light passing through the optical element; and providing a texturing in association with at least a portion of the optical feature of the optical element, the texturing comprising a multiplicity of surface texturing features each having a depth between about 0.0004 inches and about 0.0010 inches and the surface texturing features being the only surface texturing features used in providing the texturing in association with the optical element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing a lighting device, comprising:
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providing a light source; providing an optical element that receives and transmits light from the light source; providing an optical feature in the optical element that spreads or distributes the light passing through the optical element; and providing a texturing in at least a portion of the optical feature, the texturing comprising a multiplicity of surface texturing features each having a depth between about 0.0004 inches and about 0.0010 inches and the surface texturing features being the only surface texturing features used in providing the texturing in association with the optical element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An optical element, comprising:
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an optical feature in the optical element that spreads or distributes light passing through the optical element; and a texturing in association with at least a portion of the optical feature, the texturing comprising a multiplicity of surface texturing features each having a depth between about 0.0004 inches and about 0.0010 inches and the surface texturing features being the only surface texturing features used in providing the texturing in association with the optical element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An optical system for a lighting device, comprising:
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a first optical element; an optical feature provided in the first optical element that spreads or distributes light passing through the first optical element; a second optical element; and a texturing in at least a portion of the second optical element, the texturing comprising a multiplicity of surface texturing features each having a depth between about 0.0004 inches and about 0.0010 inches and the surface texturing features being the only surface texturing features used in providing the texturing in association with the optical element. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A lighting device, comprising:
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a light source; an optical element that receives and transmits light from the light source; an optical feature in the optical element that spreads or distributes the light passing through the optical element; and a texturing in at least a portion of the optical feature, the texturing comprising a multiplicity of surface texturing features each having a depth between about 0.0004 inches and about 0.0010 inches and the surface texturing features being the only surface texturing features used in providing the texturing in association with the optical element. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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