Abstract: The inventive system, which is used in transmitting illumination from a central source to a variety of remote locations, efficiently couples the light originating from a lamp, or similar source, into a multiplicity of flexible macroscopic light guides. The combination of the several elements of the inventive system results in a very efficient transfer of the energy of the light source to the light guides. Light from the lamp is fed to four or more ports, with each port having one or more flexible macroscopic light guides connected thereto.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 31, 1997
Date of Patent:
January 19, 1999
Assignee:
Remote Source Lighting International, Inc.