Compound elliptical reflector for curing optical fibers

A method, comprising:

• positioning a workpiece along a first interior axis of a reflector, wherein the reflector comprises first curved surfaces having a first curvature and second curved surfaces having a second curvature, and joining the first curved surfaces to the second curved surfaces at cusped edges;
• positioning a light source at a focus of the first curved surfaces along a second interior axis of the reflector without positioning any light source at a focus of the second curved surfaces, wherein the focus of the second curved surfaces includes a non-co-located focus of the first curved surfaces and the second curved surfaces;
• and
• emitting light from the light source, wherein the emitted light is reflected from the first curved surfaces and from the second curved surfaces onto the workpiece.

A curing system, comprising:

• a light-emitting subsystem comprising,
• a first elliptic cylindrical reflector and a second elliptic cylindrical reflector, the first elliptic cylindrical reflector and the second elliptic cylindrical reflector contiguously joined at cusped edges and having a co-located focus;
• and
• a light source located substantially at a second focus of the first elliptic cylindrical reflector, wherein a second, non-co-located focus of the second elliptic cylindrical reflector is without any light source;
• and
• a controller, including instructions stored in memory executable to irradiate light from the light source, wherein the irradiated light is reflected by at least one of the first elliptic cylindrical reflector and the second elliptic cylindrical reflector and focused on to a workpiece positioned at the co-located focus.