Abstract: The invention relates to optical integrators and to methods of optically integrating electromagnetic radiation to produce electromagnetic radiation of uniform energy intensity distribution. The method of optically integrating electromagnetic radiation comprises the steps of dissecting electromagnetic radiation into a plurality of segments of electromagnetic radiation, reflecting the resulting segments of electromagnetic radiation resulting in reflected segments of electromagnetic radiation and directing the reflected segments of electromagnetic radiation so that a reflected segment of electromagnetic radiation intersects another reflected segment of electromagnetic radiation at a target.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 9, 1977
Date of Patent:
April 1, 1980
Assignee:
Spawr Optical Research, Inc.
Inventors:
Dixon D. Dourte, Richard L. Pierce, Walter J. Spawr