Abstract

When redistributing the light emitted by a source into a prescribed irradiance distribution, it is not guaranteed that, given the source and optical constraints, the desired irradiance distribution can be achieved. We analyze the problem by assuming an optical black box that is shift-invariant, meaning that a change in source position does not change the shape of the irradiance distribution, only its position. The irradiance distribution we can obtain is then governed by deconvolution. Using positive-definite functions and Bochner’s theorem, we provide conditions such that the irradiance distribution can be realized for finite étendue sources. We also analyze the problem using optimization, showing that the result heavily depends on the chosen source distribution.

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