An integral illumination device using heat-resistant hybrid optics

Author

Takeuchi, Yuichiro and Nagamine, Kunihiko

Abstract

We present a high-output integral illumination device, capable of generating a wide array of programmable lighting effects with sufficient luminous intensity to provide ambient lighting for small indoor environments. The technical foundations of such devices have been laid out in prior work, but past implementations suffered from relatively low ceilings with regards to light output, which has so far limited their range of potential applications. The defining feature of our new setup is a custom, heat-resistant optical instrument that can easily be built using a combination of manual and digital fabrication.