“…As for the far-field method, according to the steepness of the gradients in the luminous intensity distribution (LID), the test distance between the detector and the light source should be larger than the critical far-field distance recommended by the global LED measurement standard CIE S 025/E: 2015. 13 Furthermore, some recent related literature 14,15 has shown that the measurement errors are still significantly impacted by misalignment effects even when meeting the far-field condition. Indeed, for some common unconventional light sources based on LEDs, such as shaped light sources with varying configurations in respect of geometry and/or mounting base, light sources with multiple light-emitting areas, and large-sized light sources incorporating electrical, optical, mechanical, and thermal components and interfaces, etc., it is sometimes difficult to position them at the goniometer's reference point even when an alignment laser is used, due to the lack of a specially customised fixture, the mechanical limitations of the sophisticated adjustment stage, 16 or the size of measurement setup.…”