FIELD: physics, optics.
SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for light applications other than backlights, where the vertical beam pattern (collimation pattern) and the side-light emission pattern can be substantially independently specified. A double-moulded lens for a LED includes an outer lens moulded around the periphery of a LED chip and a collimating inner lens moulded over the top surface of the LED chip and partially defined by a central opening in the outer lens. The outer lens is formed using silicone having a relatively low refraction index such as n=1.33-1.47, and the inner lens is formed from silicon with a higher refraction index, such as n=1.54-1.76, to cause total internal reflection within the inner lens.
EFFECT: shorter mixing region, thinner LED without loss of efficiency.
15 cl, 15 dwg
