Design of lens cap shape used in bullet-type LED

Purpose To minimize width of output angular intensity distribution
  • Initial shape of the lens cap of an LED (overview) Initial shape of the lens cap

    The side face of the lens cap is straight.
  • Final shape of the lens cap of an LED (overview) Final shape of the lens cap

    The side face of the lens cap is a bit slanted.
  • Output distributions created by the LEDs with initial and final shape of the lens cap Comparison of output distributions: initial and final

    (Upper) Output distributions created for the initial shape.
    (Lower) Output distributions created for the final shape. The sharper emission is gained.