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Paper Abstract
Compact expressions are presented to represent the geometric shape of a reflector in terms of the optical path length to a
receiving surface. These expressions are used to calculate the mapping between input rays and output rays, and
differentiation of these expressions allows calculation of the illumination on the receiving surface. The scalar value of an
optical path length, evaluated on an illuminated surface, is used as a basis to construct a potential function in three-space.
The value and gradient of this potential function are used to define a system of rays, and to solve for the mapping
between input rays and output rays. A result due to Oliker, concerning the existence of solutions to a near field
illumination problem, is discussed. This existence result is used in a continuity argument regarding the nature of the
mapping between input ray directions and incident points on a receiving plane. It is argued that the mapping from input
ray directions to incident points on a receiving plane is common to a family of reflectors that produce the same
illuminance distribution. Another mapping, describing the flow of illumination as a reflector is deformed, is also
discussed. A fluid mechanics analogy is explored, and a new method for reflector design is proposed.
Paper Details
Date Published: 18 September 2007
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 6670, Nonimaging Optics and Efficient Illumination Systems IV, 66700P (18 September 2007); doi: 10.1117/12.733240
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6670:
Nonimaging Optics and Efficient Illumination Systems IV
Roland Winston; R. John Koshel, Editor(s)
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 6670, Nonimaging Optics and Efficient Illumination Systems IV, 66700P (18 September 2007); doi: 10.1117/12.733240
Show Author Affiliations
R. Stephen Mulder, Optical Research Associates (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6670:
Nonimaging Optics and Efficient Illumination Systems IV
Roland Winston; R. John Koshel, Editor(s)
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