Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 38, Issue 2, 0208001(2018)

Design of Lens Coupler with Uniform Energy Distribution Based on LED Source and Polymer Optical Fiber Bundle

Xiaoting Zhang, Chujia Liu, Yu Qi, Zhihui Cai, Fengtie Wu, and Qiren Zhuang*
Author Affiliations
  • Fujian Key Laboratory of Light Propagation and Transformation, College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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    Principle diagram of lens coupler
    Design diagram of paraxial incident plane of lens coupler
    Intensity distribution curves of LED with a primary lens
    Design diagram of paraxial exit surface of lens coupler
    Working principle diagram of free-form total reflection surface
    Ray tracing light path of paraxial incident surface of lens coupler to point light source
    Energy distribution of point light source on the receiving screen after passing through the paraxial incident surface. (a) s=7 mm; (b) s=8 mm; (c) s=9 mm; (d) s=10 mm
    Energy distribution of the 3535 LED light source on the receiving screen after passing through the paraxial incident surface
    (a) Output light energy distribution curve and (b) compensation curve of the 3535 LED light source passing through the paraxial refracting surface
    3D model of lens coupler
    Output intensity distribution of lens couple. (a) x-y plane; (b) cross section at y=0
    Final light intensity distribution curve
    • Table 1. Comparison of main performances between LED-POFB coupler and TIR lens[18]

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      Table 1. Comparison of main performances between LED-POFB coupler and TIR lens[18]

      ItemReflection timesExit surfaceSide incidentsurfaceUniform illumination distance /mm
      LED-POFB coupler2ConcaveCylinder5
      TIR collimating lens1PlanePlane1000
      TIR floodlight lens1ConvexPlane1000
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    Xiaoting Zhang, Chujia Liu, Yu Qi, Zhihui Cai, Fengtie Wu, Qiren Zhuang. Design of Lens Coupler with Uniform Energy Distribution Based on LED Source and Polymer Optical Fiber Bundle[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(2): 0208001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Geometric Optics

    Received: Jul. 14, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 30, 2018

    The Author Email: Zhuang Qiren (qrzhuang@hqu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201838.0208001

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