DE69507503D1 - Lichtleiteranordnung zum einfangen und leiten von licht - Google Patents

Lichtleiteranordnung zum einfangen und leiten von licht

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DE69507503D1
DE69507503D1 DE69507503T DE69507503T DE69507503D1 DE 69507503 D1 DE69507503 D1 DE 69507503D1 DE 69507503 T DE69507503 T DE 69507503T DE 69507503 T DE69507503 T DE 69507503T DE 69507503 D1 DE69507503 D1 DE 69507503D1
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light
guide
collect
arrangement
guide arrangement
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Lorne Whitehead
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University of British Columbia
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/032—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating with non solid core or cladding
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V5/00—Refractors for light sources
    • F21V5/02—Refractors for light sources of prismatic shape
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0096—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the lights guides being of the hollow type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S385/00—Optical waveguides
    • Y10S385/901—Illuminating or display apparatus

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Planar Illumination Modules (AREA)
DE69507503T 1994-11-02 1995-10-27 Lichtleiteranordnung zum einfangen und leiten von licht Expired - Lifetime DE69507503T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US08/333,340 US5481637A (en) 1994-11-02 1994-11-02 Hollow light guide for diffuse light
PCT/CA1995/000613 WO1996014597A1 (en) 1994-11-02 1995-10-27 Hollow light guide for diffuse light
US333340 1999-06-15

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DE69507503D1 true DE69507503D1 (de) 1999-03-04
DE69507503T2 DE69507503T2 (de) 2009-09-17

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US (1) US5481637A (de)
EP (1) EP0789854B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3032016B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2200441C (de)
DE (1) DE69507503T2 (de)
NO (1) NO971856L (de)
WO (1) WO1996014597A1 (de)

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CA2200441A1 (en) 1996-05-17
US5481637A (en) 1996-01-02
EP0789854A1 (de) 1997-08-20
WO1996014597A1 (en) 1996-05-17
JP3032016B2 (ja) 2000-04-10
JPH10508704A (ja) 1998-08-25
EP0789854B1 (de) 1999-01-20
NO971856D0 (no) 1997-04-22
CA2200441C (en) 2002-07-30
DE69507503T2 (de) 2009-09-17
NO971856L (no) 1997-07-02

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