Author Affiliations
1School of Electrical & Information Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan , Ningxia 750021, China2School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei , Anhui 230009, China3School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei , Anhui 230026, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. TIR collimating lens. (a) Diagram of section structure; (b) stereograms of different perspectives
Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of surface shape and light collimation of TIR collimating lens with 100-nm aperture
Fig. 3. One-dimension intensity I distribution of outgoing beams from each part and entirety of TIR collimating lens. (a) Core part; (b) edge part; (c) entirety
Fig. 4. Two-dimension illuminance E distribution of entire outgoing beams from TIR collimating lens at different illumination distances. (a) 55 mm away from source; (b) 150 mm away from source; (c) 260 mm away from source; (d) 360 mm away from source; (e) 490 mm away from source; (f) 860 mm away from source; (g) 1.2 m away from source; (h) 1.4 m away from source; (i) 12 m away from source
Fig. 5. One-dimension illuminance E distribution of the outgoing beams from each part and entirety of TIR collimating lens at different illumination distances. (a) 55 mm away from source; (b) 150 mm away from source; (c) 260 mm away from source; (d) 360 mm away from source; (e) 490 mm away from source; (f) 860 mm away from source; (g) 1.2 m away from source; (h) 1.4 m away from source; (i) 12 m away from source
Fig. 6. One-dimension intensity I distribution of outgoing beams from each part and entirety of TIR collimating lens with 150 mm aperture. (a) Core part; (b) edge part; (c) entirety
Fig. 7. Two-dimension illuminance E distribution of entire outgoing beams from TIR collimating lens at different illumination distances. (a) 1.1 m away from source; (b) 2.65 m away from source; (c) 18 m away from source
Fig. 8. One-dimension illuminance E distribution of outgoing beams from each part and entirety of TIR collimating lens at different illumination distances. (a) 1.1 m away from source; (b) 2.65 m away from source; (c) 18 m away from source
Fig. 9. Schematic diagram of surface shape and light collimation of plano-convex lens with 30° collecting angle
Fig. 10. One-dimension intensity I distribution of outgoing beams from plano-convex collimating lens
Fig. 11. Two-dimension (left) and one-dimension (right) illuminance E distribution of plano-convex collimating lens at different illumination distances. (a) 116 mm away from source; (b) 10 m away from source
Fig. 12. Comparison of light distribution effects of various light distribution elements. (a) Intensity distribution; (b) one-dimension illuminance distribution at 25 m away from source
Fig. 13. Photos of various light distribution elements.(a)TIR lens with 100-mm aperture;(b)TIR lens with 150-mm aperture;(c)plano-convex lens
Fig. 14. Illumination spots of various collimating illumination systems. (a) TIR lens with 100-mm aperture; (b) TIR lens with 150-mm aperture; (c) plano-convex lens
Fig. 15. Measured one-dimension illuminance E distribution of various collimating illumination systems
Type of light distribution element | Aperture 2r /mm | Intensity I /cd | Divergence angle /(°) | Flux utilization η /% |
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θ1/2 | θ1/10 |
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TIR | 100 | 9.8×104 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 88.4 | TIR | 150 | 2.2×105 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 89.0 | Plano-convex | 100 | 8.8×104 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
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Table 1. Comparison of light distribution characteristics of various light distribution elements
Type of light distribution element | Aperture 2r /mm | IlluminationE /lx | Spot radiusR /m | Divergence angle /(°) | Flux utilizationη /% |
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TIR | 100 | 150.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 81.4 | TIR | 150 | 328.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 85.1 | Plano-convex | 100 | 136.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
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Table 2. Comparison of measured performance parameters of various collimating illumination systems