A plastic wavelength shifting fiber includes a core containing a fluorescent agent having a peak of a fluorescence spectrum in a wavelength range of 450 to 550 nm, and a cladding covering an outer peripheral surface of the core and has a refractive index lower than that of the core. A sum of the number of carbon and oxygen atoms of the fluorescent agent is 10 to 25, and a quantum yield QE of the fluorescent agent and an overlap parameter OL thereof defined by Formula (2) satisfy Formula (1):

OL×(1−QE)<0.07  Formula (1)

OL=Σ.sub.i=0.sup.200Abs(300+2×i)×Flu(300+2×i)  Formula (2)

here, Abs(300+2×i) is a relative intensity of an absorption spectrum normalized so that its peak intensity becomes 1; Flu(300+2 ×i) is a relative intensity of a fluorescence spectrum normalized so that its peak intensity becomes 1; and i is a variable that increases from 0 to 200 by 2 at a time.

A fluorescent member includes: a wavelength converter including an incidence part on which a light of a light source is incident and an output part from which a converted light subjected to wavelength conversion as a result of excitation by an incident light is output; and a reflecting part provided in at least a portion of a surface of the wavelength converter. The wavelength converter is comprised of a material whereby a degree of scattering of the light of the light source incident via the incidence part and traveling toward the output part is smaller than in the case of a polycrystalline material.

A color conversion film material, a color conversion film, and a display device are provided. The material of the color conversion film includes a first compound and a second compound, and a mass ratio of the first compound and the second compound is (0.4-1.6):(0.3-1.7). A heat stability of the color conversion film is enhanced by using the color conversion film made of the material of the color conversion film. Moreover, a color gamut of the display device is improved, and costs thereof are reduced by applying the color conversion film to the display device.

A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: mounting a light emitting element on a substrate; disposing a light shielding frame on a sheet, the light shielding frame having an opening; disposing a plate-shaped light transmissive member in the opening, the plate-shaped light transmissive member having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, wherein an outer perimeter of the first face is smaller than an inner perimeter of the opening; forming a light guide support member by filling the space with a first light reflecting member; bonding the light guide support member by bonding an upper face of the light emitting element and the second face of the light transmissive member; and forming a second light reflecting member surrounding the light emitting element by filling the space between the substrate and the light shielding frame with a second reflecting resin.

The disclosure provides a backlight module. Light reflected back and forth inside a display device is fully utilized, and luminescent efficiency of a luminescent device inside the display device is improved. In addition, the backlight module has a simple structure, which can solve technical problems of occurrence of strip black lines and uneven brightness that result from an application of a conventional backlight module in a large-scale display device by simply adding a refractive layer or a reflective layer.

A plastic scintillating fiber capable of detecting radiation having a weakly penetrating property is provided. A plastic scintillating fiber according to an aspect of the present invention includes a plastic optical fiber, and further includes a core containing at least one type of a fluorescent agent, a cladding layer having a refractive index lower than that of the core disposed at a center, and an outermost layer covering an outer peripheral surface of the cladding layer. The outermost layer contains a base material that generates scintillation light, and at least one type of a fluorescent agent that converts the scintillation light into light having a wavelength longer than that of the scintillation light.

An improved waveguide is disclosed. The waveguide utilizes a luminescent material disposed within or around its perimeter to introduce additional light into the waveguide. For example, the waveguide may include a plurality of planar layers having different refractive indexes. A luminescent material may be disposed along the outer edge of these layers. When light from within the waveguide strikes the luminescent material, it emits light, thereby adding to the light in the waveguide. Not only does the luminescent material introduce more light into the waveguide, it also introduces more light sources, thereby making it more difficult to introduce a probe without blocking at least a portion of the light destined for the image sensor. The luminescent material may be a phosphor.

The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising (i) a plurality of sets (310) of each one or more light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11), and (ii) a plurality of luminescent elements (5), each luminescent element (5) comprising an elongated luminescent body (100) having a radiation input face (111) for receipt of the light source light (11), each luminescent element (5) comprising a luminescent material (120) for conversion of at least part of the light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), and each luminescent element (5) have an luminescent element exit window (12) for the luminescent material light (8); wherein the luminescent elements (5) are configured in a configuration wherein an average distance (d1) between neighboring luminescent bodies (100) is larger than a shortest luminescent element exit window distance (d2) between the neighboring luminescent element exit windows (12), thereby defining an interspace (320) between the neighboring luminescent bodies (100).

Wide-area solid-state illumination system, including one or more linear arrays of compact solid-state light sources, such as LEDs, an optical waveguide, and a light distributing grid panel. The optical waveguide comprises a thin sheet of an optically transmissive material which is optically coupled to the plurality of compact solid-state light sources and configured to distribute light from a first broad-area surface and an opposing second broad-area surface. A light extraction pattern is formed in the first broad-area surface and defines a plurality of light extraction areas alternating with separation areas. The light distributing grid panel comprises a plurality of transverse walls defining a plurality of openings configured for transmitting light and is positioned parallel to the thin sheet of an optically transmissive material such that at least one of the plurality of light extraction areas is disposed in registration with one of the plurality of openings and at least one of the separation areas is disposed in registration with one of the plurality of transverse walls.

The invention concerns a timepiece (1), notably a diver's watch, comprising a case (2) provided with a case middle (3), a light source (6), an element (4) movable between several positions relative to the case (2), and movable means for assembling the movable element (4) on the middle part (3) of the case (2). More particularly, the movable element (4) includes a light guide (10) and an upper cover (9) comprising an index (5), the guide (10) being configured to receive a light beam (8) from the light source through an entry face (12), and to guide light rays (18) through an exit face (15) of the light guide (10) in order to illuminate the index (5), whatever the position of the movable element (4) relative to the case (2).