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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