A light module for motor vehicles, having a first laser arrangement (L.sub.S), which contains at least one laser light source (L1, L2, L3, L4) which can be modulated, the laser beam(s) (b1, b2, b3, b4) of which is/are directed to a pivotable micromirror (6) controlled by a mirror control (8) and from there to a light-converting means (7), and having a lighting optics (9) for projecting the illumination pattern generated by the light-converting means (10) into the traffic space/roadway, as a lighting system, and having a second laser arrangement (V.sub.L), which contains at least one laser light source (H1, H2, H3), the laser beam/laser beams (c1, c2, c3) of which is/are sent to the pivotable micromirror (6) controlled by the mirror control (8) and from there into the traffic space/roadway via a LIDAR exit optics (21), as well as having a LIDAR entry optics (14), which sends light of the second laser arrangement reflected in the exterior space to a detector (15), as a LIDAR system.

A luminophore having the general empirical formula X′.sub.1−xA′.sub.y(Al.sub.1+zA′.sub.3−z) O.sub.4:E′ that crystallizes in a tetragonal crystal system. X′ may be Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and combinations thereof; A′ may be Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and combinations thereof; E′ may be Eu, Ce, Yb, Mn, and combinations thereof; 0<x<0.25; y≤x; and z=0.5(2x−y).

A luminophore having the general empirical formula X′.sub.1−xA′.sub.y(Al.sub.1+zA′.sub.3−z) O.sub.4:E′ that crystallizes in a tetragonal crystal system. X′ may be Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and combinations thereof; A′ may be Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and combinations thereof; E′ may be Eu, Ce, Yb, Mn, and combinations thereof; 0<x<0.25; y≤x; and z=0.5(2x−y).

A light emitting element mounting package includes a substrate, an insulating layer, and a metal layer. The insulating layer includes a through hole penetrating in a thickness direction and is provided on the substrate. The metal layer is disposed on the substrate in at least the through hole, and includes a protruding portion extending from the substrate along an inner wall of the through hole. The protruding portion has the shape of a connected body in which metal particles are connected together. The inner wall of the insulating layer includes, closer to the substrate, an inclined surface where the through hole becomes wider, and the protruding portion contacts the inclined surface.

A light emitting device includes: a package including a base portion, a frame portion, and a cover portion; a light emitting element disposed on an upper surface of the base portion, surrounded by the frame portion, and configured to emit light traveling laterally; and a wavelength conversion member disposed on the base portion and including a first lateral surface on which light emitted from a light extraction surface of the light emitting element is to be incident, and an upper surface through which light is to be emitted. The frame portion includes a light shielding portion configured to shield light in a wavelength range of the light emitted from the light emitting element. The cover portion includes a light-transmissive portion configured to transmit and cause light emitted from the upper surface of the wavelength conversion member to exit to an area outside the light emitting device.

Apparatus including a hybrid light source for smart automotive-headlight applications. The hybrid light source includes: an LED light source of full-area illumination; a laser-pumped phosphor material that provides hot-spot illumination; a DMD having plurality of micromirrors coupled to receive light from the full-area illumination and the hot-spot illumination, wherein each micromirror selectively reflects light in one of a plurality of directions; and projection optics that receives light selectively reflected by the micromirrors and is configured to project the received light as a beam having a shaped illumination-intensity pattern. Another aspect includes an assembly including a heatsink; an LED on the heatsink that emits LED pump light; a first phosphor layer on the LED that absorbs LED pump light and outputs a full-area illumination having wavelength-converted light and an unconverted portion of LED pump light; and a laser-pumped second phosphor layer coupled to output wavelength-converted and laser light as hot-spot illumination.

Apparatus including a hybrid light source for smart automotive-headlight applications. The hybrid light source includes: an LED light source of full-area illumination; a laser-pumped phosphor material that provides hot-spot illumination; a DMD having plurality of micromirrors coupled to receive light from the full-area illumination and the hot-spot illumination, wherein each micromirror selectively reflects light in one of a plurality of directions; and projection optics that receives light selectively reflected by the micromirrors and is configured to project the received light as a beam having a shaped illumination-intensity pattern. Another aspect includes an assembly including a heatsink; an LED on the heatsink that emits LED pump light; a first phosphor layer on the LED that absorbs LED pump light and outputs a full-area illumination having wavelength-converted light and an unconverted portion of LED pump light; and a laser-pumped second phosphor layer coupled to output wavelength-converted and laser light as hot-spot illumination.

A device for producing an edge-lit-hologram having a light source, in particular a laser light source, for generating a light beam, optical splitter for splitting the light beam generated by the light source into an object beam and a reference beam, imprinter for imprinting computer-generated information pertaining to the edge-lit-hologram to the object, optics for overlapping the object beam and the reference beam on or in a photosensitive recording medium for imprinting the edge-lit-hologram, where the optics include at least one transparent body through which the reference beam enters the photosensitive recording medium during operation of the device. The at least one transparent body shaped and disposed in the device such that the reference beam enters the body at an angle of less than 10° to the normal on the surface of the body or enters the body perpendicular to the surface of the body.

Provided is a wavelength conversion member that is less decreased in luminescence intensity with time by irradiation with light of an LED or LD and a light emitting device using the wavelength conversion member. A wavelength conversion member is formed of an inorganic phosphor dispersed in a glass matrix, wherein the glass matrix contains, in % by mole, 30 to 85% SiO.sub.2, 0 to 20% B.sub.2O.sub.3, 0 to 25% Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 0 to 3% Li.sub.2O, 0 to 3% Na.sub.2O, 0 to 3% K.sub.2O, 0 to 3% Li.sub.2O+Na.sub.2O+K.sub.2O, 0 to 35% MgO, 0 to 35% CaO, 0 to 35% SrO, 0 to 35% BaO, 0.1 to 45% MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO, and 0 to 4% ZnO, and the inorganic phosphor is at least one selected from the group consisting of an oxide phosphor, a nitride phosphor, an oxynitride phosphor, a chloride phosphor, an oxychloride phosphor, a halide phosphor, an aluminate phosphor, and a halophosphate phosphor.

A light source device with a safety mechanism includes a wavelength converting device and a laser light source configured to provide a laser beam. The wavelength converting device includes a substrate facing toward the laser light source, an optical converting layer disposed on the substrate, and a safety examination layer disposed on one side of the optical converting layer. After the laser beam passes through the safety examination layer, the laser beam enters the optical converting layer. The safety examination layer includes a first conductive film arranged along a first direction and a second conductive film arranged along a second direction. The first conductive film and the second conductive film intersect each other.