LED Light Coupler Design for a Ultra Thin Light Guide
Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 11, Issue 3, pp. 113-117 (2007)
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Abstract
A LED light coupler is proposed for coupling light from a mini side LED of 0.4 mm height to a very thin (<TEX>${\sim}0.3 mm$</TEX>) light guide. Due to the ultra thinness of the light guide, conventional light couplings between LEDs and light guides do not provide adequate coupling efficiency. The designed LED coupler is a compound lens of 3.5 mm length, 1.2 mm height, and 3.3 mm width. The courier first collimates the light from the LED and then concentrates the light in a manner similar to a compound parabolic concentrate, (CPC) into the light guide. The exit surface of the coupler is additionally textured to have micro patterns in order to control the radiance profile.
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OCIS Codes
(080.3620) Geometric optics : Lens system design
(120.5630) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Radiometry
(150.2950) Machine vision : Illumination
History
Original Manuscript: August 27, 2007
Revised Manuscript: September 13, 2007
Published: September 25, 2007
Citation
J.H. Lee, W. Chang, and D. Choi, "LED Light Coupler Design for a Ultra Thin Light Guide," J. Opt. Soc. Korea 11, 113-117 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josk/abstract.cfm?URI=josk-11-3-113
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