Illumination Engineering

A Photon Engineering Short Course

The Illumination Engineering short course is a 3-day instruction on the modeling, design, and concepts involved in the field of illumination. As a practical course on the theory and calculations involved in illumination design, no software programs are used during the class.  From basic concepts such as radiometry, photometry, etendue, source modeling and raytracing, to advanced design principles covering non-imaging optics, concentrators, tailored and edge-ray design, lightguides, polarization design, and optimization and tolerancing, this intensive course is designed to provide solutions in all areas of illumination.

Topics covered in this short course

  • Basic radiometry and photometry
  • Etendue and concentration
  • Sampling issues in software
  • Effective raytracing for illumination
  • Source modeling in software
  • Lit appearance modeling
  • Non-imaging optics design principles
  • The edge-ray principle
  • Compound parabolic concentrators
  • Flow design method
  • Tailored reflector design
  • Lightpipe design
  • Hybrid optics
  • Display technologies and components
  • Designing for color
  • Polarization methods for displays
  • Features of frustrated TIR
  • Brightness enhancement films
  • Methods for modeling displays in software
  • Optimization algorithms and methods
  • Tolerancing of non-imaging components

 

Requirements

  • Attendance at each short course is limited to 16 attendees
  • A basic knowledge of optics is recommended but not required

 

Instructor

The instructor is Dr. R. John Koshel, Vice-President of Consulting at Photon Engineering and Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona Optical Sciences Center.  Dr. Koshel has over 20 years experience in the broad and growing field of illumination engineering, including experimental, modeling, and theory.  He has worked on many illumination projects incorporating solid-state lighting, solar concentrators, lightpipes, luminaires, laser pumping, and optimization and tolerancing.  He has direct experience working with virtually all commercial (and several proprietary) illumination modeling software. The material presented during the course reflects his very broad knowledge of the field.