Limits of realizing irradiance distributions with shift-invariant illumination systems and finite etendue sources

Alexander N.M. Heemels*, Aurele J.L. Adam, H. Paul Urbach

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)
12 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

When redistributing the light emitted by a source into a prescribed irradiance distribution, it is not guaranteed that, given the source and optical constraints, the desired irradiance distribution can be achieved.We analyze the problem by assuming an optical black box that is shift-invariant, meaning that a change in source position does not change the shape of the irradiance distribution, only its position. The irradiance distribution we can obtain is then governed by deconvolution. Using positive-definite functions and Bochner s theorem, we provide conditions such that the irradiance distribution can be realized for finite etendue sources.We also analyze the problem using optimization, showing that the result heavily depends on the chosen source distribution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1289-1302
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
Volume40
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Bibliographical note

Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Limits of realizing irradiance distributions with shift-invariant illumination systems and finite etendue sources'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this