Abstract: This light-emitting device has a light-emitting element and a light flux control member. The light flux control member has an entry surface, a light control surface, a back surface, and a ring-shaped groove. The light control surface includes a first transmission portion, a total reflection portion, and a second transmission portion. The ring-shaped groove includes a first inner surface and a second inner surface. A second light beam, which is a light beam that is part of the light beam emitted from the light-emitting center of the light-emitting element, enters the interior of the light flux control member at the entry surface, is totally reflected at the total reflection portion, then internally reflected at the second inner surface, and exits from the second transmission portion to the exterior of the light flux control member.

Abstract: A light source module includes a light source, an optical lens facing the light source, and a plurality of diffusing particles formed in the optical lens. The optical lens includes a light incident face facing the light source, a light emitting face opposite to the light incident face, and a connecting face connecting the light incident face and the light emitting face. The connecting face is planar. The light emitting face includes a lateral face extending upwardly from an outer periphery of the connecting face and a top face located above the light incident face. The top face of the light emitting face comprises a first curved facet and a second curved facet surrounding and extending outwardly from the first curved facet.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lens. In one embodiment, the lens includes a first surface, a second surface that bends a light emitted from a light source with the first surface, a third surface that bends the light emitted from the light source with the first surface and a fourth surface coupled to the second surface and the third surface that bends the light emitted from the light source with the first surface. The first surface and the second surface are dioptric. The first surface and the third surface are dioptric. The first surface and the fourth surface are catadioptric.

Abstract: A circular LED illumination lens for short throw lighting, for example, as part of a set of such devices installed on mullions in reach-in refrigerator cabinets, to uniformly light access across the rectangular door and shelves. The len has an upper surface with a cavity for the LED, an upper surface the shape of a toroid, generated by an elliptical arc, that serves to magnify the light rays from the LED in an outboard direction, and the minor axis tilted about 17 degrees relatives the center axis of the LED which serves to direct the rays at the center of the shelves. The upper surface also preferably includes a spherical dimple to direct light away from the center axis.

Abstract: A projection lens for lighting equipment of an aspect of the present invention is characterized by formed in a shape where N of sector-shaped lens parts each of which corresponds to a central angle 2? degrees (?=180/N, N is an integer more than or equal to 3) and is bilaterally symmetric in a rotationally asymmetric elliptical collimator lens are circumferentially disposed. The projection lens for lighting equipment of such aspect is formed in the shape where N of the sector-shaped lens parts each of which corresponds to a central angle 2? degrees (?=180/N, N is an integer more than or equal to 3) and is bilaterally symmetric in the rotationally asymmetric elliptical collimator lens are circumferentially disposed. Accordingly, the projection lens for lighting equipment with a novel design which has a shape of a N-sided polygon (e.g.

Abstract: Light flux controlling member (100) includes emission surface (110) that includes emission concave portion (111) formed so as to intersect with optical axis (LA) of light emitting element (210), incidence surface (120) that constitutes an inner surface of incidence concave portion (121) formed on the opposite side of emission concave portion (111), and back surface (130) that extends in a direction perpendicular to optical axis (LA) from an opening edge portion of incidence concave portion (121). A cross section of at least one of emission surface (110) and incidence surface (120) which is perpendicular to optical axis (LA) has an elliptical shape.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a solid-state light emitting element; and a wavelength converting member made of a transparent resin containing a fluorescent material, the transparent resin being coated on an output surface of the solid-state light emitting element. The wavelength converting member is formed to have a thickness larger in a vertical direction of the solid-state light emitting element than that in a lateral direction of the solid-state light emitting element in a cross section that is parallel to a light output direction of the solid-state light emitting element and have a zenith in the light output direction.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to wide-angle illumination patterns for short-throw lighting. An illumination lens according to an exemplary embodiment includes a light incident surface that defines a cavity and has a flat top and lateral flanks, the light incident surface being configured to receive light from an underlying light emitting element. The illumination lens also includes a light exiting surface having a central indentation and a surrounding toroid, wherein the flat top faces the central indentation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical element (2) for collimating light from a light source (3), said optical element (2) having an in-coupling side (5) arranged to receive said light, an out-coupling side (6) arranged to allow for emission of collimated light, and an element body extending from said in-coupling side (5) to said out-coupling side (6), the element body having a cross-section perpendicular to an optical axis (z) defined by an x-5 axis and a y-axis being perpendicular to each other, wherein said optical element (2) has an x-curvature along said x-axis and a y-curvature along said y-axis, said y-curvature being greater than said x-curvature, thereby enabling for a light distribution of said collimated light emitted from said out-coupling side (6) to have a cross-section of an asymmetric shape (CE) perpendicular to said optical axis (z). The present invention also relates to a lighting system (1) comprising such an optical element (2).

Abstract: An LED lamp includes an LED and a lens covering thereon. The LED has an optical axis. The lens includes a light incidence surface adjacent to the LED and a light emission surface opposite to the light incidence surface. A first imaginary plane and a second imaginary plane intersect at the optical axis of the LED, the light emission surface of the lens is symmetric about the first and second imaginary planes, respectively. In the first imaginary plane, light emitted from the light emission surface distribute regions which a light emitting angle of the LED lamp ranges from 0° to about 45°. In the second imaginary plane, light emitted from the light emission surface distribute regions which a light emitting angle of the LED lamp ranges from 0° to about 75°.

Abstract: A light emitting diode contains a light emitting diode chip and a light directing structure disposed thereon. The light directing structure has a pair of connected hemi-ellipsoids and an interface interposed therebetween. Each hemi-ellipsoid comprises a bottom surface in a shape of an incomplete ellipse and an ellipsoidal surface connected to the bottom surface and the interface, wherein the largest vertical distance from the ellipsoidal surface to the bottom surface is longer than a height of the interface. The bottom surface has a major axis and a minor axis intersected to define a center, wherein the interface is connected to the minor axis.

Abstract: A surface light source device including a light source unit having a plurality of light-emitting sources in a two-dimensional direction, and a lenticular lens sheet having a plurality of unit lenses, each of which is a part of a substantially elliptic cylinder, such that lens surfaces of the unit lenses face a light emergent side. There is a particular relationship between an interval at which the light-emitting sources are arranged in the same direction as an arrangement direction of the unit lenses, an interval between the light emitting sources and a rear surface of the lenticular lens sheet, a unit-lens end-portion angle, and the refractive index of the material of the lens sheet.

Abstract: An LED illumination lens can guide light from light emitting diodes (LEDs). The incident surface and transmission surface of the lens are a part of an elliptical shape. The present invention makes an optical lens which provides that light is refracted twice by the LED illumination lens, and the output light is more uniform and present a long elliptical output light. The curve surface of the transmission surface is selected from elliptical surfaces, rectangular surfaces, square shape surfaces, round surfaces and rectangular surfaces with a cut corner, and polygonal surfaces. An LED illumination lens serves to refract the light beam from the LED by the incident surface and then disperse by the transmission surface 12 into a slender and long elliptical light beam.

Abstract: A light guiding diffuser used for assembling with a light emitting diode module to form an illuminating light source. The light guiding diffuser includes an elliptical ring-shaped base portion and a convex portion extended from a surface of the base portion and formed a space with the base portion for accommodating the light emitting diode module. The convex portion has a cross section which has a minimum thickness in a center thereof and the thickness of the cross section continuous increases from the center toward the base portion.

Abstract: An LED module comprises an LED having an optical axis and a lens for refracting light from the LED. The lens is symmetric relative to a first plane at which the optical axis is located. The peak light intensity in the first plane occurs within 0-5 degrees off the optical axis. The light intensity in the first plane decreases from the peak light intensity with the increase of the angle off the optical axis. In a second plane perpendicularly intersected with the first plane at the optical axis, the peak light intensity occurs within 33-41 degrees off the optical axis, and the light intensity at the optical axis is larger than a half-peak light intensity. Within 0-33 degrees off the optical axis, the light intensity in the second plane increases with the increase of the angle off the optical axis.

Abstract: A light source comprises a light-emitting device (1) emitting electromagnetic radiation from an emitting surface (18) and an optical element (2) having a light input surface (21), a light output surface (22) and side surfaces (23) connecting the light input surface (21) to the light output surface (22). The light input surface (21) is located in the optical path of the light-emitting device (1), the electromagnetic radiation entering the optical element (2) through the light input surface (21), and the light input surface (21) has a concave curvature and an area being smaller than the area of the light output surface (22).

Abstract: A mixed light apparatus for mixing light emitted from a first light source and a second light source includes a body, a first light reflecting element and a second light reflecting element. The body has a light emitting surface. A first reflecting element extends from the light emitting surface. The first light reflecting element has a first emanating point and a first focal point. The first light source is disposed at the first focal point. A second reflecting element extends from the light emitting surface. The second light reflecting element has a second emanating point and a second focal point. The second light source is disposed at the second focal point. The first emanating point and the second emanating point overlaps and are disposed on the light emitting surface.

Abstract: An optical module includes: point light sources; and an optical lens being spaced apart from the point light sources with an air layer therebetween and asymmetrically refracting and emitting a light incident from the point light sources.

Abstract: In a light source apparatus, a reflector has an inner reflective surface complementary to a part of the outer surface of an ellipsoid with a pair of focal points. The surface part has a first one of the pair of focal points therewithin. An array of light emitting elements is disposed at the position of the first focal point within the reflective surface. Thus, light rays emitted by the array of light emitting elements are reflected by the inner surface of the reflector so as to be focused at the other of the pair of focal points.

Abstract: The invention provides a diffuser for a portable light tower that has an envelope of fire resistant material designed to diffuse light situated on a frame forming a generally spherical structure that can be opened and closed by use of a pulley and cable system.