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Firstly, the principle of the homogenizing pipe was introduced. Secondly, the homogenization effect, which was influenced by several geometric parameters (aperture size, length, and taper) of the homogenizing pipe using the optical design software, was simulated for the fiber-coupled semiconductor laser. Finally, according to the simulated results, a laser illumination system composed of a fiber-coupled semiconductor laser, a homogenizing pipe, and an aspheric lens was designed, which can obtain a rectangular uniform light spot in a long distance. The effectiveness of the illumination system was verified by simulation and experiment, respectively. Simulation results suggested that the uniformity of the spot at a distance of 20 m was 85.6%, while divergence angle was 10 mrad. The uniformity of the spot at a distance of 120 m was 91.5%, while divergence angle was 10 mrad. Experimental results showed that the uniformity of the spot at a distance of 20 m was 87.7%, while divergence angle was 13 mrad. The uniformity of the spot at a distance of 120 m was 93.3%, while divergence angle was 15 mrad. The laser illumination system designed in this paper was simple and easy to assemble, and has strong practicability. 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