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Non tracking daylight systems, which redirect the light from solar altitudes between 15° and 65° deep into rooms without causing glare effects, have been applied successfully in several office buildings recently.Based on these macro structured systems, fixed in the upper area of windows above eyelevel, advanced solutions with micro structures are developed now.Main objective is the reduction of material input (e.g.PMMA) and production costs.Additionally the optical properties and redirection performance are to be improved.Ray tracing calculations were carried out to identify optimal solutions of micro structured optical systems capable of redirecting daylight.The production process of hot embossing has been optimized and prototypes of PMMA panels with dimensions of 1400 mm × 400 mm × 4 mm were tested.The obtained results prove the expected high efficiency in redirecting daylight without causing glare and confirm the estimated results of the simulation.First samples achieve a redirecting overall efficiency of 70% which surpasses the values of existing commercial systems.Design principles for the integration of the panel in triple glass units in windows and skylights will be reported as well as applications in combination with solar shading facilities, which allow for excellent daylighting and solar control simultaneously.