Illumination device having a tapered light guide
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F21V-008/00
F21V-005/02
F21Y-101/02
출원번호
US-0627482
(2015-02-20)
등록번호
US-9395479
(2016-07-19)
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/ 주소
Holman, Robert Louis
Sampsell, Matthew Brian
출원인 / 주소
QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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초록▼
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for illumination devices. In one aspect, an illumination device having a longitudinal axis includes a light source and a light guide. The light guide has a peripheral edge, a transmissive illumination surface, a center portion, and an upper sur
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for illumination devices. In one aspect, an illumination device having a longitudinal axis includes a light source and a light guide. The light guide has a peripheral edge, a transmissive illumination surface, a center portion, and an upper surface. The transmissive illumination surface is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and disposed between the center portion and the peripheral edge. The upper surface is oriented relative to the illumination surface to define an angle α therebetween. In some implementations, the angle α can be greater than 15 degrees, for example.
대표청구항▼
1. An illumination device, comprising: a tapered light guide including a substrate having a refractive index, the substrate comprising an input surface extending along a longitudinal plane,an output surface extending along a transverse plane at an angle relative to the input surface, andan inclined
1. An illumination device, comprising: a tapered light guide including a substrate having a refractive index, the substrate comprising an input surface extending along a longitudinal plane,an output surface extending along a transverse plane at an angle relative to the input surface, andan inclined surface at an angle α relative to the output surface;a light source having an output aperture, the light source configured to provide light to the input surface; andan optical stack including: a first dielectric layer adjacent to the inclined surface of the substrate and having a first refractive index lower than a refractive index of the substrate;a second dielectric layer adjacent to the first dielectric layer such that the first dielectric layer is between the second dielectric layer and the substrate, the second dielectric layer having a second refractive index greater than or equal to the refractive index of the substrate; anda planar specular reflector along the inclined surface-adjacent to the second dielectric layer such that the second dielectric layer is between the reflector and the first dielectric layer,wherein the tapered light guide is configured such that light emitted from the light source propagates into the light guide through the input surface, and light emitted through the inclined surface is reflected, by the optical stack, back into the light guide and emitted out of the light guide through the output surface. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the angle α is less than 15 degrees. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the light source includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the light source includes an array of LEDs. 5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a coupling optic having an input aperture and an output aperture, the coupling optic configured to couple light emitted from the light source into the input surface of the light guide. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein the coupling optic includes a curved reflector. 7. The device of claim 5, wherein the coupling optic includes an etendue angle transformer. 8. The device of claim 5, wherein a size of the input aperture of the coupling optic is equal to a size of the output aperture of the light source. 9. The device of claim 5, wherein a size of the output aperture of the light source is equal to a size of the output aperture of the coupling optic. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the input surface is cylindrical. 11. The device of claim 1, wherein the output surface is circular or polygonal. 12. A method of manufacturing an illumination device, the method comprising: providing a tapered light guide including a substrate, the substrate comprising an input edge surface extending along a longitudinal plane,a planar surface extending along a transverse plane disposed at an angle with the longitudinal plane, andan inclined surface at an angle α with respect to the planar surface;providing a light source having an output aperture, the light source configured to provide light to the input edge surface of the tapered light guide; andproviding an optical stack adjacent the inclined surface, the optical stack including: a first dielectric layer adjacent to the inclined surface of the substrate and having a first refractive index lower than a refractive index of the substrate;a second dielectric layer adjacent to the first dielectric layer such that the first dielectric layer is between the second dielectric layer and the substrate, the second dielectric layer having a second refractive index greater than or equal to the refractive index of the substrate; anda planar specular reflector adjacent to the second dielectric layer such that the second dielectric layer is between the reflector and the first dielectric layer,wherein the tapered light guide is configured such that light emitted from the light source propagates into the light guide through the input edge surface, and light emitted through the inclined surface is reflected, by the optical stack, back into the light guide and emitted out of the light guide through the planar surface. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the angle α is less than 15 degrees. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a coupling optic having an input aperture and an output aperture, the coupling optic configured to couple light emitted from the light source into the input edge surface of the light guide. 15. An illumination device, comprising: a light source;a light guide including: a central region having a light entry surface through which light from the light source enters the light guide;a peripheral edge;a light output surface between the central region and the peripheral edge, the light output surface perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the illumination device; andan inclined surface at an angle α relative to the light output surface; andan optical stack including: a first dielectric layer adjacent to the inclined surface and having a first refractive index lower than a refractive index of the substrate;a second dielectric layer adjacent to the first dielectric layer on an opposite side of the substrate, the second dielectric layer having a second refractive index greater than or equal to the refractive index of the substrate; anda planar specular reflector adjacent to the second dielectric layer such that the second dielectric layer is between the reflector and the first dielectric layer,wherein the light emitted through the inclined surface is reflected, by the optical stack, back into the light guide and emitted out of the light guide through the output surface. 16. The device of claim 15, wherein the angle α is less than 15 degrees. 17. The device of claim 15, wherein the light source includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). 18. The device of claim 15, wherein the light source includes an array of LEDs. 19. The device of claim 15, further comprising a coupling optic having an input aperture and an output aperture, the coupling optic configured to couple light emitted from the light source into the light entry surface of the light guide. 20. The device of claim 15, wherein the light output surface is circular or polygonal.
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