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LightTools Applications
LEDs
Philips Lumileds K2 LEDs
Philips Lumileds K2 LEDs with secondary optics, modeled in LightTools.
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LightTools SOLIDWORKS Link Module
The geometry of the Philips Lumileds K2 LED was modeled in SOLIDWORKS.
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LED Optic Optimization
The performance of an LED collimator before and after optimization.
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3 LEDs in a Corner
Photorealistic rendering of three LEDs with collimators in a corner.
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LED Speedometer
Photorealistic Rendering of a speedometer and needle backlit with LEDs.
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LED and Collimator Section
LED and collimator section with superimposed spatial performance.
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K2 LED - Lit Appearance
Photorealistic rendering of the lit appearance of a Philips Lumileds K2 LED.
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Looking Into CPC - Square to Oval
Photorealistic rending looking back into a CPC at the RGGB LED source.
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Looking Into CPC - Twister
Photorealistic rendering looking back into a twisted CPC at the RGGB LED source.
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LED lamp Optimized
An LED map lamp was optimized for uniformity over the high-lighted dashboard surface.
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LED and Room Scene Example
Montage showing a room scene illuminated by an LED fixture with the show reflector.
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Displays
LED-Driven Backlight Display
Cutaway of an LED-Driven Backlight Display showing the device structure and output illuminance map.
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Cellphone Lit Appearance
Lit appearance rendering of a cellphone backlight and buttons.
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Backlight Pattern Optimization
The merit function progression of a backlight pattern optimization.
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Backlight Pattern Optimization
Screen capture of a non-uniform backlight pattern optimization.
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Backlight Pattern Optimization
Representation of the merit function of a backlight pattern optimization.
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Exaggerated Backlight Features
Edge-lit backlight light guide with exaggerated extraction features.
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LightTools Backlight
Edge-lit light guide with diffuser and crossed brightness enhancing films.
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Head-Mounted Display
Optimization of Illumination Schemes in a Head-Mounted Display Integrated with Eye-tracker.
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Gas Station Canopy
False color image and illuminance chart of lit gas station modeled in LightTools.
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L-861E Runway Threshold/End Light
Photorealistic rendering of a runway threshold/end light.
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CIE 1931 Color Space Chromaticity Diagram
Shows a locus of simulated color points around the blackbody locus.
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Street lamp Intensity Slice
A street lamp and its far-field intensity distribution using intensity slices.
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BRDF Scattering
Various 1D- and 2D-scans show the reflectance at various angles of incidence.
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Monte Carlo Simulation 2
The near-field illuminance and far-field intensity of an LED collimator.
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Wall Illuminance of a Lighted Rod, 22 inches Away
Striations in the quasi-near field illuminance match LightTools predictions.
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LED and Room Scene Example
Montage showing a room scene illuminated by an LED fixture with the show reflector.
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Solar
LightTools includes specialized utilities to help designers model and analyze solar collection systems.
Luminescent Solar Concentrator
The luminescent dye was modeled using the phosphor modeling capabilities of LightTools.
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Solar Fresnel Concentrator
The bottom-right graph shows, for various tilts, the collected power of the Fresnel lens system.
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Solar Power Tower
A user-defined variable tracks the sun and tilts each of the heliostats for best focus.
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Solar Trough Collector
Each of the troughs is a perfect involute that reflects light onto all sides of the tube.
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Solar Compound Concentrators Utility
The concentrator utility is used to easily create CPCs, CECs, CHCs, and involutes.
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Micro-prism Daylighting Example
A rendering of an office with (bottom) and without (top) a micro-prism film.
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Compound-Parabolic-Concentrator Skinned Solid
A diagram showing each of the Bezier parameters for a skinned CPC.
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3157K Lit Appearance
Photorealistic Rendering of the lit appearance of a Sylvania 3157K automotive bulb.
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3157K Unlit Appearance
Photorealistic rendering of the unlit appearance of a Sylvania 3157K automotive bulb.
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H7 Headlamp Bulb
3D representation of an H7 headlamp bulb and its intensity distribution.
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LED lamp Optimized
An LED map lamp was optimized for uniformity over the high-lighted dashboard surface.
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Optimize with LightTools
Model any illumination system with LightTools' powerful design, analysis, and optimization features.
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Modeling the H7 Bulb
An H7 headlamp bulb from SOLIDWORKS that has been linked into LightTools.
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Intensity Test Points
A projector headlamp showing the pass/fail status of various test points in FMVSS 108.
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Ray Path Example
The rays show the light that propagates through a certain reflector and lens facet.
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Stray light simulation
Ray Path Example
The rays show the light that propagates through a certain reflector and lens facet.
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Stray Light Example
The length of the baffle/tube determines the amount of off-axis light that reaches the detector.
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Projectors
Projector Montage
Montage of many aspects of projection system design: optics, coatings, performance, etc.
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Projectors - Simulation
Photorealistic rendering of a projection system and its image on a screen.
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Projectors Montage
Montage showing the solid model of a DMD with the mirrors in the base and ON state.
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Photorealistic
Tuscon Office on 15 November at Noon
Rendering of the office with furniture and blinds.
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Dove Prism with n=1.5 & v=1.5
Rendering of white light passing through a highly dispersive dove prism.
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Cellphone with Point-source Illumination
Rendering of a cellphone scene with an off-screen light source.
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General Lighting Example
Rendering of the difference in color temperature of LED vs. fluorescent lighting.
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Diamond Simulation
A rendering of a round brilliant cut diamond with a single overhead source.
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