An optical device for effectively adjusting the F-number of an elliptical
lamp is provided, the elliptical lamp for producing a focused light beam
at a given focal point having a given cone angle. The optical device
comprises a light interaction portion for optically interacting with the
focused light beam when the light interaction portion is in general
longitudinal alignment with a light emitting aperture of the elliptical
lamp, the light interaction portion for triggering optical adjustment of
a cone angle of at least a high cone angle portion of the focused light
beam to a smaller cone angle. The optical device further comprises a
light egress portion, coupled to the light interaction portion, for
enabling exit of the focused light beam from the optical device with an
effective cone angle smaller than the given cone angle, after the cone
angle of the at least the high cone angle portion of the focused light
beam has been adjusted to the smaller cone angle.