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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Newport Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Greggory W. Switzer, Bozeman, MT (US);
Todd A. McFarland, Bozeman, MT (US);
Robert K. Buczala, II, Bozeman, MT (US);
Paul E. Rishel, Bozeman, MT (US);
Eugene W. Kuntz, Jr., Bozeman, MT (US);
Assignee:
Newport Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01); G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G02B 5/32 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 8/006 (2013.01); G02B 5/04 (2013.01); G02B 5/1814 (2013.01); G02B 5/32 (2013.01); H05B 33/0863 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application discloses a LED-based solar simulator light source having at least one LED array formed by multiple LED groups of LED assemblies, at least one field flattening device, at least one diffractive element, and at least one optical element configured to condition the broad spectrum light source output signal and direct the light source output signal to a work surface.