Demonstration of a simplified optical mouse lighting module by integrating the non-Lambertian LED chip and the free-form surface

Appl Opt. 2012 May 20;51(15):2834-41. doi: 10.1364/AO.51.002834.

Abstract

A cost-effective, high-throughput, and high-yield method for the efficiency enhancement of an optical mouse lighting module is proposed. We integrated imprinting technology and free-form surface design to obtain a lighting module with high illumination efficiency and uniform intensity distribution. The imprinting technique can increase the light extraction efficiency and modulate the intensity distribution of light-emitting diodes. A modulated light source was utilized to add a compact free-form surface element to create a lighting module with 95% uniformity and 80% optical efficiency.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Optical Devices*
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Surface Properties