Non-imaging photon concentrator
US6986591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S385/901
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A photon concentrator includes an imaging photon concentrator concentrating photons from a source to an image point and a non-imaging photon concentrator. The non-imaging photon concentrator (NIPC) has an entry aperture coupling to the imaging photon concentrator near the image point. The NIPC also includes an exit aperture wherein the entry aperture is larger than the exit aperture.
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