Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 4, 0422003(2021)

Design of Collimating Lens with Multiple Freeform Surfaces Based on Total Internal Reflection Structure

Yanchen Zhou1,2, Liang Guo1、**, Zhitao Chen2, Zhiqing Zhang2、*, Qingmao Zhang1, and Yiqin Xu2
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  • 1Guangdong Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
  • 2Institute of Semiconductors, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510651, China
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    In this study, a multi-freeform collimating lens is designed based on a total internal reflection structure to effectively obtain a wide range of emitted light from the semiconductor light-emitting diodes to ensure efficient use of light energy. The initial structure of this type of lens is based on Snell's law and is designed using algorithms based on optical principles such as the law of conservation of energy. The initial structure of the lens is imported into the Creo software. Subsequently, a 360° rotation is performed to obtain a three-dimensional solid model. The obtained structure is transferred to the TracePro optical software for Monte Carlo ray tracing simulation. A circle spot is obtained at a distance of 20 m from the receiving board. Further, the normal vector of the lens model is corrected. The optimized lens exhibited light transmittance up to 182 cd/lm and a beam angle of ±1.621° after the simulation. Compared with the traditional total internal reflection structure lens, the optimized lens exhibits an improved ability to control narrow beams.

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    Yanchen Zhou, Liang Guo, Zhitao Chen, Zhiqing Zhang, Qingmao Zhang, Yiqin Xu. Design of Collimating Lens with Multiple Freeform Surfaces Based on Total Internal Reflection Structure[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(4): 0422003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Sep. 10, 2020

    Accepted: Oct. 10, 2020

    Published Online: Feb. 26, 2021

    The Author Email: Guo Liang (guoliangchn@163.com), Zhang Zhiqing (zzqing1984@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0422003

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