Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Input/output coupler
Patent
1996-02-14
1999-01-05
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Input/output coupler
385 33, 385 39, 385 47, 385901, 362 32, 359868, G02B 626, G02B 510, F21V 704
Patent
active
058570411
ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber manifold is provided for coupling light from an illumination source to a plurality of spaced, large diameter output fibers, or "light pipes", which are used for a variety of purposes, such as illuminating pools, spas, hazardous material zones, jail cells, and other applications where direct lighting is dangerous, difficult to maintain, or subject to vandalism. The manifold employs an illumination reflector(s) which has been customized to maximize the efficiency of light transmission between the illumination source, such as an arc lamp, and the cores of the plurality of output fibers. A method of fabricating the customized illumination reflector includes mapping the radiation patterns of the particular illumination source to be utilized, creating a database of those radiation patterns, and utilizing the database to generate an optimal illumination reflector configuration. The computer-generated reflector will virtually always be a non-conic section, because the illumination source is not ideal.
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Riser Andrew P.
Rykowski Ronald F.
Wilson Stephen S.
Healy Brian
Remote Source Lighting International
Stout Donald E.
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