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- the present invention relates to an optical measuring device that can measure the total luminous flux of a light source.
- the spatial and spectral distributions of the light emitted from the sample lamp are different from those of the total luminous flux standard light source, and therefore, the self-absorption of the lamp supporting member and the sample lamp has a non-negligible value.
- the baffle 7 needs to cut off not only the light coming directly from the light source 4 under measurement but also the light coming directly from the virtual image of the light source 4 under measurement. That is why the size of the baffle 7 has to be more than doubled compared to the situation where only the light source 4 under measurement is lit inside a full integrating sphere as will be described later.
- the baffle 7 inside the integrating sphere partially cuts off the optical path of the reflected light inside the integrating sphere.
- the baffle itself absorbs light, the measurement error would increase just like the lamp supporting member arranged in the full integrating sphere.
- FIG. 9 shows, by way of a planar model, how the integrating sphere works.
- Equation (1) the illuminance E a of the infinitesimal surface element A on the integrating sphere wall is represented by the following Equation (1):
- Equation (3) the luminous intensity I a ( ⁇ ) in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A toward the infinitesimal surface element B is calculated by the following Equation (3):
- the light directed toward the surface B with the luminous intensity I a ( ⁇ ) has an angle of incidence ⁇ and the distance from the infinitesimal surface element A to the infinitesimal surface element B is 2r ⁇ cos ⁇ . Therefore, at the surface B, the light with the luminous intensity I a ( ⁇ ) has the illuminance E ab given by the following Equation (4):
- This ratio is determined by the reflectance ⁇ of the light diffuse reflective surface 1 . For example, if the reflectance is approximately 95%, then the light that has come directly from the light source 4 will have an illuminance E b,0 of approximately 5%. This value is obtained when the light source 4 produces a spherical spatial distribution of light and is subject to change significantly with the spatial distribution of the light to be produced by the light source 4 under measurement.
- the conventional integrating sphere has an observation window at the wall surface B of the integrating sphere.
- a photodetector 6 with corrected luminous efficacy is arranged at the observation window, the light that has come directly with the luminous intensity I 0 ( ⁇ ) from the light source 4 is cut off by the baffle 7 .
- the photodetector 6 can measure an illuminance that is proportional to the total luminous flux of the light source 4 .
- the baffle 7 is arranged between the light source 4 and the photodetector 6 as shown in FIGS. 10( a ) and 10 ( b ).
- the illumination will be absent from the p-q range on the inner wall of the integrating sphere as shown in FIG. 10( a ).
- the p′-q′ range on the inner wall of the integrating sphere cannot be illuminated directly as shown in FIG. 10( b ).
- measurement errors are likely to be caused in both of these situations. This error will increase as the baffle 7 gets bigger.
- the bigger the light source 4 under measurement the bigger the baffle 7 has to be.
- the present invention provides an optical measuring device that can measure the total luminous flux highly accurately with such measurement errors due to the presence of the baffle reduced significantly by eliminating the baffle.
- the photodetector is fitted into the observation window of the plane mirror.
- FIG. 7 shows measurement errors using the location of an observation window as a parameter in a situation where the total luminous flux of a plane light source is measured with a cylindrical light source regarded as a total luminous flux standard.
- FIG. 8 shows the arrangement of the photometer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 6-167388 (see FIG. 1 ).
- the optical measuring device of this preferred embodiment is a total luminous flux measuring device that includes an integrating hemisphere 2 , of which the inner wall surface functions as a light diffuse reflective surface 1 , and a plane mirror 3 to close the opening of the integrating hemisphere 2 .
- the light diffuse reflective surface 1 is formed by either coating the inner surface of the integrating hemisphere 2 with a diffusive material that diffuses the radiation to be measured or processing the inner surface of the integrating hemisphere 2 .
- the plane mirror 3 has a central opening that functions as either a light entering window or a light source fitting hole 5 and an observation window 6 ′ that enables a photodetector 6 to take measurements.
- Equation (21) Supposing the distance from the infinitesimal surface element A to the photosensitive plane of the photodetector 6 is L ad , the illuminance E a,d,1 of the first-order reflected light that has been emitted from the light source 4 with the luminous intensity I 0 ( ⁇ ), reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A and then detected at the photodetector 6 is given by the following Equation (21):
- Equation (22) the illuminance E a,f of the light that has been radiated from the light source 4 in all directions and then incident on the infinitesimal surface element A is given by the following Equation (22) just like Equation (12):
- Equation (24) The luminous intensity I a,d,f ( ⁇ ) of the light that has been reflected with the luminous flux ⁇ a,f from the infinitesimal surface element A toward the photodetector 6 is calculated by the following Equation (24) because the infinitesimal surface element A is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface as in Equation (20):
- the light source 4 of this preferred embodiment is a cylindrical light source such as a single-ended halogen lamp. More specifically, the filament of the light source 4 is arranged in the radial direction of the integrating hemisphere 2 perpendicularly to the plane mirror 3 . Such a light source 4 has a spatial distribution of light as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the total luminous flux ⁇ of the light source 4 is calculated by the following Equation (30):
- FIG. 6 shows how to take measurements of a cylindrical light source using the photometer of this preferred embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation to be done in that case will be described.
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- This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/JP2006/307776, with an international filing date of Apr. 12, 2006, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an optical measuring device that can measure the total luminous flux of a light source.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Among various optical measuring devices, a total luminous flux measuring device can measure the total luminous flux of a surface emitting light source such as a display with respect to a total luminous flux standard lamp, which is a cylindrical light source. A typical conventional total luminous flux measuring device includes a perfect integrating sphere, of which the inner surface is coated with a perfectly diffuse reflective material such as barium sulfate. A sample lamp, which is the object of measurement, is arranged at the center of the integrating sphere and its luminous flux is measured through an observation window, which is located on the surface of the integrating sphere. A baffle is arranged between the observation window and the sample lamp such that the light emitted from the sample lamp does not enter the observation window directly. By measuring and comparing the luminous flux of the sample lamp to the known total luminous flux of a total luminous flux standard lamp using such a sphere photometer, the total luminous flux of the sample lamp can be obtained.
- In such a sphere photometer, the sample lamp needs to be lit at the center of the integrating sphere, thus requiring a supporting member to fix the sample lamp at the center of the integrating sphere. However, since such a supporting member and the lamp itself absorb light to cause a measurement error, the supporting member is often coated with the same material as that applied onto the inner surface of the integrating sphere.
- According to a proposed method, a light source for measuring self-absorption is lit on the inner surface of the integrating sphere, and the self-absorption of the supporting member and the sample lamp is calculated as the ratio of the output of the measuring device with the supporting member and the sample lamp to that of the measuring device without them. Actually, however, the lamp supporting member often serves as a wire duct to light the lamp as well and is often fixed on the integrating sphere. That is why the self-absorption ratio of the only the sample lamp is usually calculated (see JIS C7607-1991, Method for Measuring the Total Luminous Flux of Light Measuring Standard Electrical Discharge Lamp, Appendix: How to Calculate Correction Coefficient, 2. How to Define Self Absorption Correction Coefficient k2 according to Various Lamp Shapes or Sizes).
- On the other hand, the spatial and spectral distributions of the light emitted from the sample lamp are different from those of the total luminous flux standard light source, and therefore, the self-absorption of the lamp supporting member and the sample lamp has a non-negligible value.
- To overcome such a problem, a novel total luminous flux measuring device, including a hemisphere and a plane mirror, was proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 6-167388 (see
FIG. 1 ). - The device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 6-167388 (see
FIG. 1 ) is fabricated by providing anintegrating hemisphere 2, of which the inner surface is coated with a light diffusereflective material 1 such as barium sulfate, and closing the opening of this integratinghemisphere 2 with aplane mirror 3 as shown inFIG. 8 . Ahole 5 has been cut through theplane mirror 3 so as to be located at the center of curvature of the integrating hemisphere and to receive alight source 4 under measurement. By lighting thelight source 4 under measurement inside the integratinghemisphere 2, a virtual image of the inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2 and thelight source 4 under measurement is formed by theplane mirror 3. As a result, thelight source 4 under measurement and a virtual image thereof are both lit inside an integrating sphere having the same radius as the integrating hemisphere. In this manner, the total luminous flux of the two light sources, consisting of thelight source 4 under measurement and a virtual image thereof, is measured by aphotodetector 6. - In this device, the lamp supporting member (lighting jig) 8 is arranged outside of the integrating space, and therefore, the total luminous flux measured is not affected by the self-absorption produced by the
lamp supporting member 8. Consequently, high measuring accuracy is realized without performing any complicated process to correct the self-absorption of thelamp supporting member 8, for example. Also, since the integrating space is only a half of a full integrating sphere, thephotodetector 6 can have doubled illuminance at its light receiving window. As a result, the SNR can be increased in measuring the total luminous flux. - According to the arrangement shown in
FIG. 8 , however, thebaffle 7 needs to cut off not only the light coming directly from thelight source 4 under measurement but also the light coming directly from the virtual image of thelight source 4 under measurement. That is why the size of thebaffle 7 has to be more than doubled compared to the situation where only thelight source 4 under measurement is lit inside a full integrating sphere as will be described later. Thebaffle 7 inside the integrating sphere partially cuts off the optical path of the reflected light inside the integrating sphere. However, since the baffle itself absorbs light, the measurement error would increase just like the lamp supporting member arranged in the full integrating sphere. - Hereinafter, the principle of measurement to be done using the integrating sphere and the error caused due to the self-absorption of the baffle will be described in detail.
- First, the principle of measurement to be done using the integrating sphere will be described with reference to
FIG. 9 , which shows, by way of a planar model, how the integrating sphere works. - Suppose a
light source 4 is arranged at the center of an integrating sphere with a radius r and an infinitesimal surface element A on the wall of the integrating sphere has been illuminated at a luminous intensity I0(α) by thelight source 4 in the direction defined by an angle α. In that case, the illuminance Ea of the infinitesimal surface element A on the integrating sphere wall is represented by the following Equation (1): -
E a =I 0(α)/r 2 (1) - On the inner wall of the integrating sphere, perfectly diffuse reflection is produced at a reflectance ρ. Supposing the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall has an area dS, the luminous flux φa of the light reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A is given by the following Equation (2):
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φa =ρ·E a ·dS (2) - Suppose there is an infinitesimal surface element B on the inner wall of the integrating sphere, which defines an angle θ with respect to a normal to the infinitesimal surface element A. Since the infinitesimal surface element A is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface, the luminous intensity Ia(θ) in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A toward the infinitesimal surface element B is calculated by the following Equation (3):
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I a(θ)=φa·cos θ/π (3) - Since the surface B is located on the inner wall of the integrating sphere, the light directed toward the surface B with the luminous intensity Ia(θ) has an angle of incidence θ and the distance from the infinitesimal surface element A to the infinitesimal surface element B is 2r·cos θ. Therefore, at the surface B, the light with the luminous intensity Ia(θ) has the illuminance Eab given by the following Equation (4):
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- As can be seen easily from Equation (4), the light reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A illuminates any portion of the inner wall of the integrating sphere with light with a uniform illuminance irrespective of the angle θ of the light that has been reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A. Since the integrating sphere has an internal surface area of 4π·r2, the very small area dS can be calculated by the following Equation (5) using a very small solid angle dΩ:
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dS=(4π·r 2/4π)·dΩ=r 2 ·dΩ (5) - Thus, Equation (4) can be modified into the following Equation (6):
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E ab =ρ·I 0(α)·dΩ/(4π·r 2) (6) - The total luminous flux φ of the
light source 4 is obtained by integrating I0(α)·dΩ of Equation (6) over the entire space. Therefore, the first-order reflected light of the bundle of rays that has been emitted from thelight source 4 and then reflected from the entire inner wall of the integrating sphere has an illuminance Eb1 on the surface B as represented by the following Equation (7): -
E b1=ρ·φ/(4π·r 2) (7) - The first-order reflected light of the bundle of rays that has been emitted from the
light source 4 and then reflected from the inner wall of the integrating sphere to have the illuminance Eb1 on the surface B is further reflected from the surface B to produce second-order reflection at a reflectance ρ. Supposing the infinitesimal surface element B has an area dS, the luminous flux φb,2 of the light reflected from the surface B is given by the following Equation (8): -
φb,2 =ρ·E b1 ·dS=ρ·E b1 ·r 2 ·dΩ (8) - Since the surface B is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface, the luminous intensity Ib(θ) of the light reflected from the surface B at the angle θ is calculated by the following Equation (9):
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I b(θ)=φb,2·cos θ/π (9) - Supposing there is a point C that defines the angle θ with respect to the surface B, the illuminance Ebc of the light with the luminous intensity Ib(θ) on the surface B is given by the following Equation (10):
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- Consequently, the second-order reflected light from the surface B will illuminate any portion of the inner wall of the integrating sphere at a constant illuminance irrespective of the angle θ at which the light has been reflected from the surface B. That is to say, the second-order reflected light from the entire inner wall of the integrating sphere will have an illuminance on the surface B, which is calculated by integrating dΩ of Equation (10) over the entire space and represented by the following Equation (11):
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E b2=ρ2·φ/(4π·r 2) (11) - Supposing the light emitted from the
light source 4 directly toward the surface B has a luminous intensity I0(β) and considering high-order reflected light that follows the first-order one, the illuminance Eb of the light on the surface B is given by the following Equation (12): -
E b =I 0(β)/r 2+ρ·φ/(4π·r 2)+ρ2·φ/(4π·r 2)+ρ3·φ/(4π·r 2) . . . =I 0(β)/r 2+ρ·φ/{(1−ρ)·4π·r 2} (12) - If the
light source 4 produces a spherical spatial distribution of light, the illuminance Eb,0 of the light that has come directly from thelight source 4 to have the illuminance Eb on the surface B is calculated by the following Equation (13): -
E b,0 =I 0(β)/r 2=φ/(4π·r 2) (13) - On the other hand, the illuminance Eb,r of the light that has been reflected from the inner wall of the integrating sphere to have the illuminance Eb on the surface B is calculated by the following Equation (14):
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E b,r=ρ·φ/{(1−ρ)·4π·r 2} (14) - The ratio of the illuminance Eb,0 of the light that has come directly from the
light source 4 to the illuminance Eb,r of the light that has been reflected from the inner wall of the integrating sphere is given by the following Equation (15): -
- This ratio is determined by the reflectance ρ of the light diffuse
reflective surface 1. For example, if the reflectance is approximately 95%, then the light that has come directly from thelight source 4 will have an illuminance Eb,0 of approximately 5%. This value is obtained when thelight source 4 produces a spherical spatial distribution of light and is subject to change significantly with the spatial distribution of the light to be produced by thelight source 4 under measurement. - For that reason, the conventional integrating sphere has an observation window at the wall surface B of the integrating sphere. And if a
photodetector 6 with corrected luminous efficacy is arranged at the observation window, the light that has come directly with the luminous intensity I0(β) from thelight source 4 is cut off by thebaffle 7. As a result, thephotodetector 6 can measure an illuminance that is proportional to the total luminous flux of thelight source 4. - Next, an error caused due to the self-absorption of the baffle will be described with reference to
FIGS. 10( a) and 10(b). - Suppose the
baffle 7 is arranged between thelight source 4 and thephotodetector 6 as shown inFIGS. 10( a) and 10(b). In that case, when looked through the light receiving window of thephotodetector 6, the illumination will be absent from the p-q range on the inner wall of the integrating sphere as shown inFIG. 10( a). On the other hand, when looked from thelight source 4, the p′-q′ range on the inner wall of the integrating sphere cannot be illuminated directly as shown inFIG. 10( b). As a result, measurement errors are likely to be caused in both of these situations. This error will increase as thebaffle 7 gets bigger. However, the larger thelight source 4 under measurement, the bigger thebaffle 7 has to be. - According to the arrangement shown in
FIG. 8 , thebaffle 7 for cutting off the light that has come directly from thelight source 4 under measurement is put on theplane mirror 3. In that case, thebaffle 7 has to cut off the light that has come directly from the two light sources, namely, thelight source 4 under measurement and its virtual image, as shown inFIG. 11 . That is why in the arrangement shown inFIG. 8 , the size of thebaffle 7 has to be more than doubled compared to the situation where only thelight source 4 under measurement is lit in the full integrating sphere, thus increasing the magnitude of measurement errors. - In order to overcome the problems described above, the present invention provides an optical measuring device that can measure the total luminous flux highly accurately with such measurement errors due to the presence of the baffle reduced significantly by eliminating the baffle.
- An optical measuring device according to the present invention includes: a plane mirror, which has a central opening that functions as either a light entering window or a light source fitting hole and an observation window that enables a photodetector to take measurements; and a hemisphere, which has its center of radius of curvature defined within the central opening of the plane mirror and of which the inner wall surface functions as a light diffuse reflective surface. The plane mirror and the hemisphere form an integrating space inside.
- In one preferred embodiment, the photodetector is fitted into the observation window of the plane mirror.
- In another preferred embodiment, in a situation where a light source, fitted into the central opening, protrudes from the plane mirror into the integrating space to a height Lh, if the distance from the center of the central opening to the center of the observation window is L, the observation window has a radius R1, and a photosensitive plane of the photodetector has a radius R2, the photodetector is arranged Ld below the observation window and satisfies Ld>Lh(R1+R2)/(L−R1).
- In still another preferred embodiment, no baffle is arranged in the integrating space.
- In yet another preferred embodiment, the photodetector is a luminometer.
- In this particular preferred embodiment, the distance from the observation window to the central opening is 65% or more of the radius of curvature of the hemisphere.
- The optical measuring device of the present invention has an observation window on a plane mirror that passes the center of an integrating hemisphere, and therefore, can prevent light that has come directly from a light source from entering the observation window without providing any baffle in the integrating space. As a result, there is no self-absorption of the baffle and no vignette of reflected bundle of rays, thus reducing measurement errors due to these phenomena. Consequently, the total luminous flux can be measured at a high output and with a high SNR.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a sphere photometer according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a sphere photometer according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 shows the spatial distribution of the light produced by a cylindrical light source. -
FIG. 4 shows a relative position of aphotodetector 6 in a situation where there is a bundle of rays that enters anobservation window 6′ directly from alight source 4. -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a sphere photometer according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention in a situation where the photometer is used to take measurements of a plane light source. -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a sphere photometer according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention in a situation where the photometer is used to take measurements of a cylindrical light source. -
FIG. 7 shows measurement errors using the location of an observation window as a parameter in a situation where the total luminous flux of a plane light source is measured with a cylindrical light source regarded as a total luminous flux standard. -
FIG. 8 shows the arrangement of the photometer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 6-167388 (seeFIG. 1 ). -
FIG. 9 shows the operating principle of a sphere photometer. -
FIGS. 10( a) and 10(b) show errors to be caused when a baffle is provided inside a sphere photometer. -
FIG. 11 shows an error to be caused when a baffle is provided in a sphere photometer with the arrangement disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 6-167388 (seeFIG. 1 ). - The present inventors analyzed the behavior of light in an integrating space formed by an integrating hemisphere and a plane mirror as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 6-167388 (see
FIG. 1 ) to discover that even if an observation window, which should be located on the sphere in the prior art according to its operating principle, was arranged on the plane mirror, the total luminous flux of a light source could still be measured and the baffle could be eliminated. - As already described in detail with reference to
FIG. 9 , the conventional principle of measuring the total luminous flux was derived by Equations on the illuminance on the inner wall surface of the integrating sphere, and has been believed to apply only to an spherical inner wall surface. However, as a result of researches, the present inventors discovered that contrary to the popular belief, the same principle also applies even to a plane mirror passing the center of a sphere. We acquired the basic idea of the present invention based on this discovery and adopts a novel arrangement in which the observation window is arranged on the plane mirror, thereby measuring the total luminous flux more accurately without using any baffle. - Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- A first preferred embodiment of an optical measuring device according to the present invention will be described with reference to
FIG. 1 . - The optical measuring device of this preferred embodiment is a total luminous flux measuring device that includes an integrating
hemisphere 2, of which the inner wall surface functions as a light diffusereflective surface 1, and aplane mirror 3 to close the opening of the integratinghemisphere 2. The light diffusereflective surface 1 is formed by either coating the inner surface of the integratinghemisphere 2 with a diffusive material that diffuses the radiation to be measured or processing the inner surface of the integratinghemisphere 2. Theplane mirror 3 has a central opening that functions as either a light entering window or a light sourcefitting hole 5 and anobservation window 6′ that enables aphotodetector 6 to take measurements. The center of radius of curvature of thehemisphere 2 is defined within the central opening of theplane mirror 3 and theplane mirror 3 and the integratinghemisphere 2 form a hemispherical integrating space inside. And thelight source 4, of which the total luminous flux should be measured, is fitted into the light sourcefitting hole 5 of theplane mirror 3. - The total luminous flux measuring device of this preferred embodiment is quite different from the conventional one in the location of the
photodetector 6. Specifically, although an observation window to fit a photodetector in is located on the spherical wall surface of the integrating sphere, theobservation window 2 to fit thephotodetector 6 in is not located on the wall surface of the integratinghemisphere 2 but arranged on theplane mirror 3 according to this preferred embodiment. - Hereinafter, the operating principle of the measuring device of this preferred embodiment will be described with reference to
FIG. 1 . - In this preferred embodiment, the
light source 4 under measurement is supposed to be a plane light source such as an LCD backlight that has a perfectly diffuse spatial distribution of light. As shown inFIG. 1 , a line connecting the center of theobservation window 6′ and an infinitesimal surface element A on the integratinghemisphere 2 together is supposed to define an angle θd with respect to a normal from the infinitesimal surface element A to theplane mirror 3. And the angle formed between a line connecting the center of the light source 4 (i.e., the center of curvature of the integrating hemisphere 2) and the infinitesimal surface element A together and a normal to thelight source 4 is supposed to be θ. Furthermore, if thelight source 4 has a total luminous flux φ and a luminous intensity I0(O) along the normal, then the following Equation (16) is satisfied: -
φ=π·I 0(0) (16) - According to the Lambert's cosine law, the luminous intensity I0(θ) in the direction from the
light source 4 to the infinitesimal surface element A is given by the following Equation (17): -
I 0(θ)=I 0(0)·cos θ=(φ/π)·cos θ/π=φ·cos θ/π (17) - Supposing the integrating hemisphere has a radius of curvature of r, the illuminance E0(θ) at the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall of the integrating sphere is represented by the following Equation (18):
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E 0(θ)=I 0(θ)/r 2=φ·cos θ/(π·r 2) (18) - On the light diffuse
reflective surface 1 on the inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2, perfectly diffuse reflection is produced at a reflectance ρ. Supposing the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall has an area ΔS, the luminous flux φa of the light reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A is represented by the following Equation (19): -
φa =ρ·E 0(θ)·ΔS=ρ·ΔS·φ·cos θ/(π·r 2) (19) - If the photosensitive plane of the
photodetector 6 is located so as to define an angle of θ+θd with respect to a normal to the infinitesimal surface element A, the luminous intensity Ia,d(θ) of the light with the luminous flux φa traveling from the infinitesimal surface element A to thephotodetector 6 is calculated by the following Equation (20) because the infinitesimal surface element A is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface: -
- Supposing the distance from the infinitesimal surface element A to the photosensitive plane of the
photodetector 6 is Lad, the illuminance Ea,d,1 of the first-order reflected light that has been emitted from thelight source 4 with the luminous intensity I0(θ), reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A and then detected at thephotodetector 6 is given by the following Equation (21): -
- On the other hand, the illuminance Ea,f of the light that has been radiated from the
light source 4 in all directions and then incident on the infinitesimal surface element A is given by the following Equation (22) just like Equation (12): -
E a,f=ρ·φ/{(1−ρ)·π·r 2} (22) - The luminous flux φa,f of the light reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A with the illuminance Ea,f is given by the following Equation (23):
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φa,f =ρ·E a,f ·ΔS=ρ 2 ·ΔS·φ/{(1−ρ)·π·r 2} (23) - The luminous intensity Ia,d,f(θ) of the light that has been reflected with the luminous flux φa,f from the infinitesimal surface element A toward the
photodetector 6 is calculated by the following Equation (24) because the infinitesimal surface element A is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface as in Equation (20): -
- Therefore, the illuminance Ea,d,f of the light that has been emitted from the
light source 4 with the total luminous flux, reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A to be first-order reflected light, and then incident on thephotodetector 6 is represented by the following Equation (25): -
- That is to say, the illuminance Ea,d on the photosensitive plane of the
photodetector 6 of the light that has come from the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2 satisfies the following Equation (26): -
E a,d =E a,d,1 +E a,d,f (26) - The Ea,d,1 to Ea,d,f ratio is given by the following Equation (27):
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E a,d,1 :E a,d,f=cos(θ+θd):ρ/(1−ρ) (27) - The ratio of the illuminance EF,d,1 on the
photodetector 6 of the first-order reflected light that has been emitted from thelight source 4 and then reflected from the entire inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2 to the illuminance EF,d,f on thephotodetector 6 of the diffuse reflected light that has been reflected from the entire inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2 is equal to the value obtained by integrating (θ+θd) and θ with respect to the entire space for Ea,d,1 and Ea,d,f of Equation (27). That is why the ratio satisfies the following Equation (28): -
E F,d,1 :E F,d,f=2π/3:π·ρ(1−ρ)=2/3:ρ/(1−ρ) (28) - In this preferred embodiment, EF,d,1 is calculated on the supposition that the
light source 4 is a perfectly diffuse ideal plane light source. Actually, however, EF,d,1 depends on the spatial distribution of the light emitted from thelight source 4 as can be seen from Equation (17). On the other hand, EF,d,f depends on the total luminous flux of thelight source 4 and is not affected by its spatial distribution of light as can be seen from Equation (22). Consequently, EF,d,1 becomes a systematic error when the total luminous flux is measured. - As can be seen from Equation (28), the ratio of EF,d,1 to EF,d,f is always constant and depends on neither θ nor the angle θd of the line connecting the center of the
observation window 6′ and the infinitesimal surface element A together. In other words, EF,d,f is always constant no matter where theobservation window 6′ is located on theplane mirror 3. - In this case, if the integrating
hemisphere 2 has a reflectance ρ of 95% or more, then EF,d,1 will be 3.4% or less of EF,d,f, which is a value in an extraordinary situation where one of the two light sources, of which the total luminous fluxes should be compared to each other, has an EF,d,f of zero. That is to say, this value of 3.4% is an error to be caused when thelight source 4, which has such a narrow band spatial distribution of light that the luminous intensity I0(θ) in the direction from thelight source 4 to the infinitesimal surface element A has a non-zero significant value but the luminous intensity I0 is zero in the other directions, is compared to a light source with a perfectly diffuse spatial distribution of light. For example, such an error is caused when the total luminous flux of a perfectly diffuse light source is compared to that of the source of a light beam condensed only on the infinitesimal surface element A. That is why an error of at most 1% would occur ordinarily. - Of these two illuminances EF,d,1 and EF,d,f, it is EF,d,1 that is affected by the spatial distribution of the
light source 4, while the value of EF,d,f is proportional to the total luminous flux irrespective of the spatial distribution of thelight source 4. That is why when the total luminous fluxes of two light sources with almost the same spatial distribution of light are compared to each other, high accuracy is realized by this ideal integrating sphere in which no error is caused due to the self-absorption of thebaffle 7. - A second preferred embodiment of an optical measuring device according to the present invention will be described with reference to
FIG. 2 . - The photometer shown in
FIG. 2 includes an integratinghemisphere 2, of which the inner wall surface functions as a light diffusereflective surface 1, and aplane mirror 3, which is arranged so as to close the opening of the integratinghemisphere 2, including the center of curvature thereof. Alight source 4, of which the total luminous flux should be measured, is fitted into a light sourcefitting window 5, which is arranged at the center of curvature of the integratinghemisphere 2 on the surface of theplane mirror 3. Meanwhile, aphotodetector 6 is fitted into anobservation window 6′ on the surface of theplane mirror 3 but is arranged such that thelight source 4 is invisible to thephotodetector 6. - Next, the operating principle of the photometer of this preferred embodiment will be described.
- The
light source 4 of this preferred embodiment is a cylindrical light source such as a single-ended halogen lamp. More specifically, the filament of thelight source 4 is arranged in the radial direction of the integratinghemisphere 2 perpendicularly to theplane mirror 3. Such alight source 4 has a spatial distribution of light as shown inFIG. 3 . - A infinitesimal surface element A is supposed to be located at the intersection between a normal to the
observation window 6′ and the integratinghemisphere 2. Also, for the sake of simplicity, the center of emission of thelight source 4 is supposed to be located at the center of curvature of the integratinghemisphere 2 and on theplane mirror 3. - If the
light source 4 has the spatial distribution of light shown inFIG. 3 , the luminous intensity I(θ) at an angle θ formed between a normal to the plane mirror, which passes the center of curvature, and a line drawn from the center of curvature of the integratinghemisphere 2 to the infinitesimal surface element A is given by the following Equation (29): -
I(θ)=I(π/2)·sin θ (29) - The total luminous flux φ of the
light source 4 is calculated by the following Equation (30): -
φ=π2 ·I(π/2) (30) - Therefore, the luminous intensity I0(θ) in the direction from the
light source 4 to the infinitesimal surface element A is represented by the following Equation (31): -
I 0(θ)=φ·sin θ/π2 (31) - Supposing the integrating
hemisphere 2 has a radius of curvature of r, the illuminance E0(θ) at the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall of the integrating sphere is represented by the following Equation (32): -
E 0(θ)=φ·sin θ/(π2 ·r 2) (32) - Supposing that perfectly diffuse reflection is produced at a reflectance ρ on the light diffuse
reflective surface 1 on the inner wall of the integrating hemisphere and that the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall has an area ΔS, the luminous flux φa of the light reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A is represented by the following Equation (33): -
φa =ρ·E 0(θ)·ΔS=ρ·ΔS·φ·sin θ/(π2 ·r 2) (33) - The photosensitive plane of the
photodetector 6 is located so as to define an angle θ with respect to a normal to the infinitesimal surface element A. Thus, the luminous intensity Ia,d(θ) in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A to thephotodetector 6 is calculated by the following Equation (34) because the infinitesimal surface element A is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface: -
- The distance from the infinitesimal surface element A to the photosensitive plane of the
photodetector 6 is r·cos θ. Therefore, the illuminance Ea,d,1 of the first-order reflected light that has been emitted from thelight source 4 with the luminous intensity I(θ), reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A and then detected at thephotodetector 6 is given by the following Equation (35): -
- On the other hand, the illuminance Ea,d,f of the light that has been radiated from the
light source 4 in all directions and then incident on the infinitesimal surface element A is given by the following Equation (36) just like Equation (25): -
- The illuminance Ea,d on the photosensitive plane of the
photodetector 6 of the light that has come from the infinitesimal surface element A satisfies the following Equation (37): -
E a,d =E a,d,1 +E a,d,f (37) - The Ea,d,1 to Ed,f ratio is given by the following Equation (38):
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E a,d,1 :E a,d,f=1:ρ·π/{(1−ρ)·sin θ} (38) - Therefore, the following Equation (39) is satisfied:
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E a,d,1 =E a,d,f·(1−ρ)·sin θ/ρ·π<E a,d,f·(1−ρ)/ρ·π (39) - The ratio of the illuminance EF,d,1 on the
photodetector 6 of the first-order reflected light that has been emitted from thelight source 4 and then reflected from the entire inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2 to the illuminance EF,d,f on thephotodetector 6 of the diffuse reflected light that has been reflected from the entire inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2 is equal to the value obtained by integrating θ with respect to the entire space for Ea,d,1 and Ea,d,f of Equation (39). That is why the ratio satisfies the following Inequality (40): -
E F,d,1 <E F,d,f·(1−ρ)/ρ·π (40) - This Inequality (40) is always satisfied no matter where the
observation window 6′ is located on theplane mirror 3. If the integratinghemisphere 2 has a reflectance ρ of 95% or more, EF,d,1 becomes 1.7% or less of EF,d,f. - The value of EF,d,1 is affected by the spatial distribution of the
light source 4, while the value of EF,d,f is proportional to the total luminous flux irrespective of the spatial distribution of thelight source 4. That is why when the total luminous fluxes of two light sources with almost the same spatial distribution of light are compared to each other, high accuracy is realized by this ideal integrating sphere including nobaffle 7 inside. - Compared to the primary standard lamp specified as a national standard of a total luminous flux standard lamp, a single-ended halogen lamp can be lit at a lower distribution temperature of approximately 3,000 K and can maintain a higher percentage of the luminous flux for a short time due to its halogen cycle. That is why the single-ended halogen lamp can be used effectively as a total luminous flux/spectral regular standard. If the total luminous flux of a plane light source is measured using such a single-ended halogen lamp as a total luminous flux standard, the error will be 1.7% or less, provided that the reflectance ρ on the light diffuse
reflective surface 1 of the integratinghemisphere 2 is 95%. - The errors of a plane light source and a cylindrical light source are EF,d,1 to be superposed when these light sources are supposed to be one, which are systematic errors proportional to the total luminous flux. That is why the deviation from the ratio of φ+EF,d,1 of the plane light source to φ+Ea,d,1 of the cylindrical light source is supposed to be the error in such a situation and the error can be estimated as the ratio of these illuminances.
- In the preferred embodiment described above, the center of emission of the
light source 4 is supposed to be located at the center of curvature of the integratinghemisphere 2 and on theplane mirror 3 for the sake of simplicity. Actually, however, thelight source 4 is located at a height Lh on thereflective mirror 3. In that case, there is a bundle of rays that enters theobservation window 6′ from thelight source 4 as shown inFIG. 4 . And if this bundle of rays entered thephotodetector 6, a measurement error would be caused. - Supposing the distance from the center of the
hole 5 of theplane mirror 3, to which thelight source 4 is inserted, to that of theobservation window 6′ is L, the radius of theobservation window 6′ is R1, the radius of the photosensitive plane of thephotodetector 6 is R2, and the distance from the surface of theplane mirror 3 opposed to the integratinghemisphere 2 to the photosensitive plane of thephotodetector 6 is Ld, the triangle formed by L−R1 and Lh will be analogous to the triangle formed by R1+R2 and Ld. That is why if thephotodetector 6 is arranged so as to satisfy the following Inequality (41), thephotodetector 6 never receives the light that has come directly from thelight source 4. As a result, no measurement errors will be caused. -
L d >L h(R 1 +R 2)/(L−R 1) (41) - A third preferred embodiment of an optical measuring device according to the present invention will be described with reference to
FIG. 5 . - The device of this preferred embodiment (total luminous flux measuring device) includes an integrating
hemisphere 2, of which the inner wall surface functions as a light diffusereflective surface 1, and aplane mirror 3, which is arranged so as to close the opening of the integratinghemisphere 2, including the center of curvature thereof. Alight source 4, of which the total luminous flux should be measured, is fitted into a light sourcefitting window 5, which is arranged at the center of curvature of the integratinghemisphere 2 on the surface of theplane mirror 3. In this preferred embodiment, aluminometer 8 measures the luminance at an infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2 through anobservation window 6′ on theplane mirror 3. - Next, the operating principle of the photometer of this preferred embodiment will be described.
- Suppose the center of the
observation window 6′ is located on a normal to theplane mirror 3 from the infinitesimal surface element A on the integratinghemisphere 2 and thelight source 4 under measurement is a plane light source with a perfectly diffuse spatial distribution of light such as an LCD backlight. The angle formed between a normal to thelight source 4 and a line connecting the center of the light source 4 (which is also the center of curvature of the integrating hemisphere 2) to the infinitesimal surface element A is supposed to be θ. And if the total luminous flux of thelight source 4 is φ and the luminous intensity along the normal to thelight source 4 is I0(0), the following Equation (42) is satisfied: -
φ=π·I 0(0) (42) - Therefore, the luminous intensity I0(θ) in the direction from the
light source 4 to the infinitesimal surface element A is represented by the following Equation (43): -
I 0(θ)=φ·cos θ/π (43) - Supposing the integrating
hemisphere 2 has a radius of curvature of r, the illuminance E0(θ) of the first-order light that has come from the light source 4 (i.e., direct light) at the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall of the integrating sphere is represented by the following Equation (44): -
E 0(θ)=φ·cos θ/(π·r 2) (44) - If perfectly diffuse reflection is produced at a reflectance ρ on the light diffuse
reflective surface 1 on the inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2, the luminous emittance Ma,1 of the first-order light (i.e., the direct light) that has come from thelight source 4 and then reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A is represented by the following Equation (45): -
M a,1 =ρ·E 0(θ)=ρ·φ·cos θ/(π·r 2) (45) - The
observation window 6′ is arranged so as to define an angle θ with respect to the normal to the infinitesimal surface element A, which is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface. That is why the luminance Ba,d,1(θ) in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A to theobservation window 6′ is represented by the following Equation (46): -
B a,d,1(θ)=M a,1·cos θ/π=ρ·φ·cos2 θ/(π2 ·r 2) (46) - On the other hand, the illuminance Ea,f of the light that has been radiated from the
light source 4 in all directions and then incident on the infinitesimal surface element A is given by the following Equation (47) just like Equation (22): -
E a,f=ρ·φ/{(1−ρ)·π·r 2} (47) - The luminous emittance Ma,f of the light reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A with the illuminance Ea,f is represented by the following Equation (48):
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M a,f =ρ·E a,f=ρ2·φ/{(1−ρ)·π·r 2} (48) - At this luminous emittance Ma,f, the luminance Ba,d,f(θ) in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A to the
photodetector 6 is given by the following Equation (49) because the infinitesimal surface element A is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface: -
- That is to say, the luminance Ba,d in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall of the integrating
hemisphere 2 to theobservation window 6′ is represented by the following Equation (50): -
B a,d =B a,d,1 +B a,d,f (50) - Ba,d,1 may be represented by way of Ba,d,f as in the following Equation (51):
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B a,d,1 =B a,d,f·cos θ·(1−ρ)/ρ (51) - In this case, if the infinitesimal surface element A is located at θ=75 degrees and if the integrating
hemisphere 2 has an inner wall reflectance ρ of 95% or more, then Ba,d,1 will be 1.5% or less of Ba,d,f. It is Ba,d,1 that is affected by the spatial distribution of thelight source 4, while the value of Ba,d,f is proportional to the total luminous flux irrespective of the spatial distribution of thelight source 4. That is why when the total luminous fluxes of two light sources with almost the same spatial distribution of light are compared to each other, high accuracy is realized by this ideal integrating sphere including nobaffle 7 inside. - Furthermore, the closer to the wall of the integrating
hemisphere 2 thephotodetector 6 gets, the greater θ, the smaller Ba,d,1, and the smaller the error. -
FIG. 6 shows how to take measurements of a cylindrical light source using the photometer of this preferred embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation to be done in that case will be described. - Suppose the center of the
observation window 6′ is located on a normal to theplane mirror 3 from the infinitesimal surface element A on the integratinghemisphere 2 and thelight source 4 under measurement is a plane light source with a perfectly diffuse spatial distribution of light such as an LCD backlight. - The
light source 4 is a cylindrical light source such as a single-ended halogen lamp. More specifically, the filament of thelight source 4 is arranged in the radial direction of the integrating hemisphere perpendicularly to theplane mirror 3. Such alight source 4 has a spatial distribution of light as shown inFIG. 3 . - For the sake of simplicity, the center of emission of the
light source 4 is supposed to be located at the center of curvature of the integratinghemisphere 2 and on theplane mirror 3. Supposing the angle defined by the line connecting the center of curvature of the integratinghemisphere 2 to the infinitesimal surface element A is θ, the luminous intensity I(θ) in that direction is given by the following Equation (52): -
I(θ)=I(π/2)·sin θ (52) - The total luminous flux φ of the
light source 4 is calculated by the following Equation (53): -
φ=π2 ·I(π/2) (53) - Therefore, the luminous intensity I0(θ) in the direction from the
light source 4 to the infinitesimal surface element A is represented by the following Equation (54): -
I 0(θ)=φ·sin θ/π2 (54) - Supposing the integrating
hemisphere 2 has a radius of curvature of r, the illuminance E0(θ) at the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall of the integrating sphere is represented by the following Equation (55): -
E 0(θ)=φ·sin θ/(π2 ·r 2) (55) - If perfectly diffuse reflection is produced at a reflectance ρ on the light diffuse
reflective surface 1 on the inner wall of the integratinghemisphere 2, the luminous emittance Ma,1 of the first-order light (i.e., the direct light) that has come from thelight source 4 and then reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A is represented by the following Equation (56): -
M a,1 =ρ·E 0(θ)=ρ·φ·sin θ/(π2 ·r 2) (56) - The
observation window 6′ is arranged so as to define an angle θ with respect to the normal to the infinitesimal surface element A, which is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface. That is why the luminance Ba,d,1(θ) in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A to theobservation window 6′ is represented by the following Equation (57): -
- On the other hand, the illuminance Ea,f of the light that has been radiated from the
light source 4 in all directions and then incident on the infinitesimal surface element A is given by the following Equation (58) just like Equation (22): -
E a,f=ρ·φ/{(1−ρ)·π·r 2} (58) - The luminous emittance Ma,f of the light reflected from the infinitesimal surface element A with the illuminance Ea,f is represented by the following Equation (59):
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M a,f =ρ·E a,f=ρ2·φ/{(1−ρ)·π·r 2} (59) - At this luminous emittance Ma,f, the luminance Ba,d,f(θ) in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A to the
photodetector 6 is given by the following Equation (60) because the infinitesimal surface element A is a perfectly diffuse reflective surface: -
- That is to say, the luminance Ba,d in the direction from the infinitesimal surface element A on the inner wall of the integrating
hemisphere 2 to theobservation window 6′ is represented by the following Equation (61): -
B a,d =B a,d,1 +B a,d,f (61) - Ba,d,1 may be represented by way of Ba,d,f as in the following Equation (62):
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B a,d,1 =B a,d,f·sin θ·(1−ρ)/(π·ρ) (62) - In this case, if the
observation window 6′ is located at θ=30 degrees and if the reflectance ρ is 95% or more, then Ba,d,1 will be 1% or less of Ba,d,f. It is Ba,d,1 that is affected by the spatial distribution of thelight source 4, while the value of Ba,d,f is proportional to the total luminous flux irrespective of the spatial distribution of thelight source 4. That is why when the total luminous fluxes of two light sources with almost the same spatial distribution of light are compared to each other, high accuracy is realized by this ideal integrating sphere including nobaffle 7 inside. - This value of 1% is the biggest error to be caused when a light source with such a narrow band spatial distribution of light that the luminous intensity I0(θ) in the direction from the
light source 4 to the point A becomes zero is subjected to measurement in comparison with a light source with the perfectly diffuse spatial distribution of light described above. The closer to thelight source 4 theobservation window 6′ gets, the smaller θ, the greater this ratio, and the smaller the error. -
FIG. 7 shows errors to be caused when the total luminous flux of a plane light source is measured with a single-ended halogen lamp used as a total luminous flux standard. The integratinghemisphere 2 is supposed to have a reflectance ρ of 95% on the light diffusereflective surface 1. The errors of the plane light source and a cylindrical light source are Ba,d,1 to be superposed when these light sources are supposed to be one and are systematic errors that are proportional to the total luminous flux. That is why the deviation of the ratio of Ba,d of the plane light source to Ba,d,1 of the cylindrical light source from one is regarded as representing the error in this case. The abscissa represents the value obtained by normalizing the distance from the center of the integrating hemisphere to theobservation window 6′ with the radius of the integrating hemisphere. - As can be seen from
FIG. 7 , if the plane light source is subjected to measurements by reference to the cylindrical light source, the measurements can be done with the error reduced to 3% or less by arranging theobservation window 6′ at a distance corresponding to 65% or more of the radius of the integratinghemisphere 2 as measured from the center of the integratinghemisphere 2. - The optical measuring device of the present invention has an observation window on a plane mirror that passes the center of an integrating hemisphere, and therefore, can prevent light that has come directly from a light source from entering the observation window without providing any baffle in the integrating space. As a result, there is no self-absorption of the baffle and no vignette of reflected bundle of rays, thus reducing measurement errors due to these phenomena. Therefore, the optical measuring device of the present invention can be used effectively in estimating the total luminous flux of not just a general illumination source like a light bulb or a fluorescent lamp but also an LCD backlight, a light source system for electronic billboards, or a self-emitting flat display such as a PDP.
- While the present invention has been described with respect to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the disclosed invention may be modified in numerous ways and may assume many embodiments other than those specifically described above. Accordingly, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all modifications of the invention that fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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