发明名称 |
LIGHT-COUPLING OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING LIGHT-DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBER |
摘要 |
Light-coupling systems and methods that employ light-diffusing optical fiber are disclosed. The systems include a light source and a light-diffusing optical fiber optically coupled thereto. The light-diffusing optical fiber has a core, a cladding and a length. At least a portion of the core comprises randomly arranged voids configured to provide substantially spatially continuous light emission from the core and out of the cladding along at least a portion of the length. A portion of the light-diffusing optical is embedded in an index-matching layer disposed adjacent a lower surface of a transparent sheet. Light emitted by the light-diffusing optical fiber is trapped within the transparent sheet and index-matching layer by total internal reflection and is scattered out of the upper surface of the transparent sheet by at least one scattering feature thereon. |
申请公布号 |
EP2702439(A4) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.09.17 |
申请号 |
EP20120777374 |
申请日期 |
2012.04.11 |
申请人 |
CORNING INCORPORATED |
发明人 |
LOGUNOV, STEPHAN, LVOVICH;SHUSTACK, PAUL JOHN |
分类号 |
G02B6/00;F21V8/00 |
主分类号 |
G02B6/00 |
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