Producing uniform illumination within a rectangular area by using a nonimaging optic

Appl Opt. 2018 Nov 1;57(31):9357-9364. doi: 10.1364/AO.57.009357.

Abstract

This paper proposes a new design method to create a novel optical element to generate uniform illumination within a rectangular area. Based on this model, an illuminated area is irradiated by two sets of rays; the first one irradiates the target plane after refraction from the top section of the lens, and the second one irradiates from the reflection at the side profile of the lens and then from refraction at the top part of the lens. The results show that a uniformity of over 90% can be achieved.