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Nonimaging light concentration using total internal reflection films

G. Ouellette, Chris Waltham, R. Meijer Drees, Andrew W. O. Poon, R. B. SCHUBANK, Lorne A. Whitehead

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We present a method of fabricating nonimaging light concentrators from total internal reflection film. A prototype has been made and tested and found to operate in agreement with predictions of ray-tracing codes. The performance of the prototype is comparable with that of concentrators made from specular reflecting materials.

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Key concepts: Specular reflection, Optics, Total internal reflection, Nonimaging optics, Light reflection, Materials science, Reflection (computer programming), Light intensity