Transmittance of Skew Rays through Metal Light Pipes
Applied Optics, Vol. 38, Issue 13, pp. 2787-2794 (1999)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.38.002787
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Abstract
The transmittance of skew rays through metal light pipes is examined with ray tracing. The transmittance with respect to pipe length is compared with analytical approximations and with experimental data. The effects of pipe material, pipe shape, wavelength of the incident light, distribution of the incident light, and maximum angle of incidence on transmittance are examined. The transmittance is shown, in general, not to be exponential with respect to pipe length. Additionally, the effect on transmittance of elbows and gaps in a pipe is investigated.
© 1999 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(080.0080) Geometric optics : Geometric optics
(080.2740) Geometric optics : Geometric optical design
(230.0230) Optical devices : Optical devices
Citation
David G. Hawthorn and Tom Timusk, "Transmittance of Skew Rays through Metal Light Pipes," Appl. Opt. 38, 2787-2794 (1999)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-38-13-2787
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