Trends and challenges in automotive headlamps

Sananda Raychaudhuri; Tejaswi Challa; Rishaya Bhalerao

doi:10.1117/12.2670032

11 May 2023 Trends and challenges in automotive headlamps

Sananda Raychaudhuri, Tejaswi Challa, Rishaya Bhalerao

Proceedings Volume 12638, Women in Optics and Photonics in India 2022; 126380R (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2670032
Event: Women in Optics and Photonics in India, 2022, Bangalore, India

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Abstract

Automotive lighting is another vast and important application of photonics. In automotive exterior lighting, there are two main division - i) To see and ii) To be seen. Headlamps are ‘to see’ functions and their performance is of prime importance. A well illuminated drive-way can give the driver a smooth driving experience without straining eyes in night-time. That, in turn, ensures safety for the driver and other road users as well. Such requirements have brought tremendous changes in this field and it developed beyond imagination in the last couple of decades. Here we discuss the history, the cutting-edge technologies and the challenges came up with it. In the end, we provide an overview of one of the novel headlamp technology , compact lightguide headlamp.

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Sananda Raychaudhuri, Tejaswi Challa, and Rishaya Bhalerao "Trends and challenges in automotive headlamps", Proc. SPIE 12638, Women in Optics and Photonics in India 2022, 126380R (11 May 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2670032

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