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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Han Zou, Windsor, NJ (US);
Scott M. Zimmerman, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
John Colvin Wilson, Wayne, NJ (US);
Karl W. Beeson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael James McFarland, Washington, NJ (US);
Hefen Lin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jerry Wayne Kuper, Martinsville, NJ (US);
Lawrence Wayne Shacklette, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/00 ;
Abstract
Improved linear illumination sources are disclosed which utilize external, highly reflective enclosures containing one or more linear openings and thereby achieve improved source efficiency, output irradiance and/or output radiance. Such improved illumination sources may be combined with additional optical elements to produce more complex illumination systems.