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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Newport Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Greggory W. Switzer, Bozeman, MT (US);
Todd A. McFarland, Bozeman, MT (US);
Robert K. Buczala, Bozeman, MT (US);
Paul E. Rishel, Bozeman, MT (US);
Eugene W. Kuntz, Bozeman, MT (US);
Assignee:
Newport Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 8/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G01J 1/08 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); G02B 5/32 (2006.01); G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/42 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 8/006 (2013.01); G01J 1/0422 (2013.01); G01J 1/0474 (2013.01); G01J 1/08 (2013.01); G02B 5/04 (2013.01); G02B 5/1814 (2013.01); G02B 5/32 (2013.01); G02B 19/0066 (2013.01); G02B 27/1086 (2013.01); G02B 27/425 (2013.01); G02B 27/4294 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4252 (2013.01); H05B 33/0863 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application discloses a method of using 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.