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Optical integrator rod

US6205271A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 1999
Grant dateMar 20, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0001
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical integrator, comprising a solid integrator rod for internally reflecting light from an illumination source and transmitting the reflected light through an exit face thereof as a rectangular beam according to a predetermined aspect ratio, and a rectangular precision metal aperture with mirrored wall surfaces for extending the focal plane of the solid integrator rod beyond the exit face.

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