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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Illumination Engineering

    Background:

    • Uniform illumination is critical for applications like displays and lighting.
    • Existing methods for generating uniform light distributions often face limitations in efficiency or complexity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a new design method for a novel optical element.
    • To achieve uniform illumination within a defined rectangular area.

    Main Methods:

    • A new design method based on ray tracing was developed.
    • The optical element utilizes both refraction from its top section and reflection/refraction from its side profile.
    • Two sets of rays are employed to irradiate the target plane.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed optical element successfully generates uniform illumination.
    • A uniformity exceeding 90% was achieved in the target rectangular area.
    • The design demonstrates the effectiveness of the combined refraction and reflection strategy.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel optical element design effectively achieves high uniformity in rectangular illumination.
    • The proposed design method offers a promising solution for uniform lighting applications.
    • Further research can explore variations of this design for different illumination shapes and requirements.