WO2001027962A3 - Lamp apparatus and method for effectively utilizing light from an aperture lamp - Google Patents

Lamp apparatus and method for effectively utilizing light from an aperture lamp Download PDF

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WO2001027962A3
WO2001027962A3 PCT/US2000/026246 US0026246W WO0127962A3 WO 2001027962 A3 WO2001027962 A3 WO 2001027962A3 US 0026246 W US0026246 W US 0026246W WO 0127962 A3 WO0127962 A3 WO 0127962A3
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lamp
systems
cpc
recycling
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James T Dolan
Michael Dubinovsky
Aleksandr Gitsevich
Kent Kipling
Douglas A Kirkpatrick
David W Lawrence
Izrail Levin
Donald A Maclennan
Robert H Riedell
Bruce Shanks
Malcolm Smith
Thomas L Sumner
Stephen J Sweeney
Brian P Turner
Michael G Ury
Stephen L Wooten
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Fusion Lighting Inc
James T Dolan
Michael Dubinovsky
Aleksandr Gitsevich
Kent Kipling
Douglas A Kirkpatrick
David W Lawrence
Izrail Levin
Donald A Maclennan
Robert H Riedell
Bruce Shanks
Malcolm Smith
Thomas L Sumner
Stephen J Sweeney
Brian P Turner
Michael G Ury
Stephen L Wooten
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Priority to EP00975199A priority Critical patent/EP1266250A4/en
Priority to AU13280/01A priority patent/AU1328001A/en
Priority to KR1020027004684A priority patent/KR20020040861A/en
Priority to JP2001530887A priority patent/JP2003523527A/en
Publication of WO2001027962A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001027962A2/en
Publication of WO2001027962A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001027962A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J65/00—Lamps without any electrode inside the vessel; Lamps with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
    • H01J65/04—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels
    • H01J65/042—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
    • H01J37/02—Details
    • H01J37/04—Arrangements of electrodes and associated parts for generating or controlling the discharge, e.g. electron-optical arrangement, ion-optical arrangement
    • H01J37/147—Arrangements for directing or deflecting the discharge along a desired path
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0004—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed
    • G02B19/0028—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed refractive and reflective surfaces, e.g. non-imaging catadioptric systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0033—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use
    • G02B19/0047—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use for use with a light source
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/28—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 for polarising
    • G02B27/283—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00 for polarising used for beam splitting or combining
    • 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
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • G02B6/06—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/025—Associated optical elements
    • 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

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  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
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Abstract

Various lamp systems are disclosed which effectively utilize light from an aperture lamp (3). Lamp systems are respectively configured to perform various types of light recapture including etendue recycling, polarization recycling, and/or color recycling. Various novel optical elements are disclosed including an electrodeless light bulb (5) with an integral lens (9), a molded quartz ball lens with an integral flange, a molded quartz CPC with an integral flange, a truncated CPC, and a segmented CPC. Various novel optical systems are disclosed including systems which perform angle selection and/or etendue selection.
PCT/US2000/026246 1999-10-13 2000-10-11 Lamp apparatus and method for effectively utilizing light from an aperture lamp WO2001027962A2 (en)

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EP00975199A EP1266250A4 (en) 1999-10-13 2000-10-11 Lamp apparatus and method for effectively utilizing light from an aperture lamp
AU13280/01A AU1328001A (en) 1999-10-13 2000-10-11 Lamp apparatus and method for effectively utilizing light from an aperture lamp
KR1020027004684A KR20020040861A (en) 1999-10-13 2000-10-11 Lamp apparatus and method for effectively utilizing light from an aperture lamp
JP2001530887A JP2003523527A (en) 1999-10-13 2000-10-11 Lamp apparatus and method for effectively using light from an aperture lamp

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US15910899P 1999-10-13 1999-10-13
US60/159,108 1999-10-13
US17568100P 2000-01-12 2000-01-12
US60/175,681 2000-01-12
US22292900P 2000-08-04 2000-08-04
US22291700P 2000-08-04 2000-08-04
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