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Optical characteristics of LGP depending on the scattering pattern orientation for flat-type LED lighting

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In flat-type light-emitting-diode (LED) lighting systems, a planar light is formed using a luminance source positioned on the side of the system and light guide panel (LGP) or reflecting plates. Thus, such systems are favorable for their thinness, which allows a relatively small number of LEDs to be used. However, the application of a high-power LED light to a large-area lighting system yields Lambertian luminaires; therefore, a point or a discomfort glare is produced, which generally causes degradation of the luminance efficiency and uniformity. In this study, we solved the problems of luminance non-uniformity and inefficiency by adjusting the orientation of an applied LGP scattered pattern and removing the remaining glare. Through computer simulation, optical characteristics that increase the efficiency even in the case of low-output LEDs were found. Specifically, a scattered pattern vertically oriented relative to the direction of the incident light improves the luminance uniformity at the side of the system, while a scattered pattern oriented parallel to the direction of the incident light plays the role of a waveguide. We implemented a flat-type LED lighting system by fabricating a large-area LGP based on the computer-simulation results and using an extremely sensitive laser. The optical characteristics observed using the laser-processed LGP were identical to those obtained in the computer simulation. Therefore, for large-area flat-type LED lighting systems, we confirmed that adjusting the orientation of the LGP scattered pattern can increase the luminance efficiency and uniformity.

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  1. Department of Physics, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea

    Sohee Park, Yongjin Shin & Taehwan Bang

  2. Laser Center, Jeonnam Technopark, Jeonnam, 57248, Korea

    Kwanghwan Oh

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Park, S., Shin, Y., Oh, K. et al. Optical characteristics of LGP depending on the scattering pattern orientation for flat-type LED lighting. Opt Rev 23, 172–179 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-016-0193-y

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