Author

Julio Chaves was born in Monção, Portugal. He completed his undergraduate studies in physics engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico (Higher Technical Institute), Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Technical University of Lisbon), Lisbon, Portugal in 1995. He received his PhD in physics from the same Institute. Dr. Chaves did postgraduate work in Spain during 2002 at the Solar Energy Institute, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of Madrid). In 2003, he moved to California, and joined Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLC (or LPI). In 2006, he moved back to Madrid, Spain, and since then has been working with LPI.

Dr. Chaves developed the new concepts of stepped flow-line optics and ideal light confinement by caustics ...

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