Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 18, Issue 10, 2123(2010)

Design of freeform LED concentrator for micro-projector

ZHAO Xing*... WU Hong-chao, SONG Li-pei and FANG Zhi-liang |Show fewer author(s)
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    The structure and working principle of a freeform LED concentrator were researched and a compact LED concentrator with refractive and reflective freeform surfaces for the micro-projector was designed to improve the concentration efficiency and to compress the volume. Based on non-imaging optics and the method of simultaneous multi-surfaces, the curves of freeform surfaces in the meridian planes were calculated, then the 3D structure of the concentrator was obtained by rotating the curves along Z axis. The simulation result confirms that the concentrator can collect the energy from high power LED sources effectively with a collection efficiency of 71% and can control the divergence angle within 12°.compared with conventional reflective ones, this new concentrator increases the collection efficiency by 20% and compresses the volume by 70%. The design can provide a reference for the microminiaturization of LED micro-projectors.

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    ZHAO Xing, WU Hong-chao, SONG Li-pei, FANG Zhi-liang. Design of freeform LED concentrator for micro-projector[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2010, 18(10): 2123

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    Received: Mar. 9, 2010

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 7, 2010

    The Author Email: Xing ZHAO (zhaoxingtjnk@nankai.edu.cn)

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    CSTR:32186.14.

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