Aspects of electronic illuminator systems and methods are disclosed herein, including subsystems and methods of use. In one aspect, a sensory system for an electronic illuminator to detect the presence and color of a fiber optic cable is disclosed. The system comprises a fiber optic cable having a proximal end with a fiber funnel cap and a terminal end with a protective cover. An electronic illuminator that further comprises a housing, a printed circuit board (‘PCB’), a light emitting diode (‘LED’), and a power source. The system further comprises an ambient light sensor, configured within the housing of the electronic illuminator, wherein the ambient light sensor converts light intensity to a digital signal. The system further comprises a fiber detection assembly, having a three dimensional magnetic flux density. Lastly, the system comprises a cap color detection assembly, wherein the cap color detection assembly detects the color of the fiber funnel cap on the proximal end of the fiber optic cable.

Disclosed is an optical fiber illumination apparatus configured for ensuring high light efficiency and uniform luminosity when displaying an illumination pattern with flexible optical fibers in fiber optic lighting.

An implantable light generation arrangement for an optical or optical/electrical stimulation system includes a light source having an emission surface, wherein the light source is configured to generate light and emit the light from the emission surface; an optical waveguide having a first end and a core; a ball lens disposed between the light source and the optical waveguide and configured to receive the light emitted from the light source and direct the light onto the core at the first end of the optical waveguide; and a fixture holding the light source, optical waveguide, and ball lens in a fixed arrangement.

A system for generating light, comprises a spectral light source, characterized by a spectral line shape described by a visibility function; and a multimode waveguide, characterized by an optical path difference distribution described by a standard deviation. The standard deviation typically matches, within a predetermined tolerance, a location of a zero point of the visibility function at which a contrast of the visibility function is less than 0.1.

A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured to manipulate light provided by one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the illumination devices feature one or more optical couplers that redirect illumination from the LEEs to a reflector which then directs the light into a range of angles. In some embodiments, the illumination device includes a second reflector that reflects at least some of the light from the first reflector. In certain embodiments, the illumination device includes a light guide that guides light from the collector to the first reflector. The components of the illumination device can be configured to provide illumination devices that can provide a variety of intensity distributions. Such illumination devices can be configured to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, task lighting, cabinet lighting, garage lighting, wall wash, stack lighting, and downlighting.

Embodiments of a light diffusing device with a color conversion layer are disclosed. Specifically the color conversion layer includes a luminophore that converts light from a higher wavelength to a lower wavelength.

The present disclosure relates to a cable having a light-emitting element. An exemplary embodiment of the cable has, in addition to the light-emitting element, a cable core comprising at least one cable construction element. The cable also has a reflective layer, which at least partially surrounds the cable core along a tangential direction with respect to a cable axis of the cable and which is designed to reflect light that is emitted by the light-emitting element. The cable also has a sheath, which is designed to conduct the light emitted by the light-emitting element around the cable core substantially in the tangential direction and to couple said light out substantially in the radial direction with respect to the cable axis. The reflectivity of the reflective layer varies in the tangential direction.

Aspects of systems and methods for controlling SAR in medical infusion illumination are disclosed herein. In one aspect a system for reducing microorganism load in an environment surrounding an electronic illuminator is disclosed. In the system an electronic illuminator is disclosed comprising an LED module, a power driver equipped to the LED module for driving power to the LED, housing to protect the contents of the electronic illuminator and dissipate heat, and a PCB configured with an MCU for controlling operations within the electronic illuminator. Further, the system comprises a side emitting fiber optic line or line, also known as side glow fiber. The side emitting fiber optic line comprises a funnel cap for engaging with the electronic illuminator and a protective end cap for protecting and reflecting light radiation. In other aspects, a method for reducing microorganism count in an environment surrounding an electronic illuminator is disclosed. The method comprises provisioning an electronic illuminator equipped with an LED module and a side emitting fiber optic line. Then transmitting a signal, to a power driver of the LED module to begin the microorganism reduction. Next, emitting light radiation, by the LED module, and lastly terminating the light radiation after a set duration.

A method for the production of a lighting device for a motor vehicle, including a transparent tube which surrounds an optical fiber connectable to a light source is positioned on a holder in such a way that the tube comes in contact with the holder in at least one area, wherein the contact area between the tube and the holder is subjected to laser radiation so that the tube is welded to the holder by means of a welding process.

A mixed and distributed laser illumination system includes a source unit having an internally located power supply, a laser driver and a light generator. The light generator includes a plurality of laser diodes that are communicatively linked with the laser driver. The output of each laser diode is coupled to an individual cable that terminates at a fiber combiner. A transmission cable is in communication with the fiber combiner and transmits the light from the source unit to a fiber splitter. The fiber optic splitter distributes the received light to a plurality of output cables each having an optical diffuser or a conversion element for converting infrared to ultraviolet light.