Patent classifications
F21Y115/30
Light emitting device
A light emitting device (1) comprising an element (2) comprising a volumetric low scattering material, the element comprising opposite first and second light incoupling surfaces (21, 22) and a circumferential surface (23) extending between the first and second light incoupling surfaces, at least one red laser diode (3) configured to emit red laser light (31), and being arranged at one of the light incoupling surfaces such that the red laser light is coupled into the element through the said one of the first and second light incoupling surfaces, a collimator (4) arranged and configured to collimate the red laser light (31), at least one LED (5) configured to emit LED light, the LED being arranged at one light incoupling surface, such that the LED light is coupled into the element through the said incoupling surface, and the scattering material being configured to make the path of laser light visible.
High-luminous flux laser-based white light source
The embodiments described herein provide a high-luminous flux laser-based white light source. A plurality of laser packages are arranged in an array pattern on a common support member. The plurality of laser packages each include one or more laser diode devices and a phosphor member. The phosphor member converts a fraction of the electromagnetic radiation from each of the laser diode devices to an emitted electromagnetic radiation and a white light is outputted.
Laser-phosphor integrated light source
A phosphor integrated laser-based light source includes a thermally conductive material arranged on a package base adjacent to a laser diode chip and an optically transparent material coupled to the thermally conductive material. A groove extends between the thermally conductive material and the optically transport material and is aligned to receive electromagnetic radiation from the laser diode chip. A wavelength conversion material is coupled to the optically transparent material and is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted into the groove and transmitted through the optically transparent material. A reflective material surrounds sides of the optically transparent material and the wavelength conversion material.
Diffusor lens, light source, method of fabricating a light source and method of illuminating a scene
A diffuser lens includes a first annular lens segment and a second annular lens segment. The first and the second lens segments are concentric. A refractive index of the first and second lens segments in a cross-section along a plane including an optical axis of the diffusor lens is described by a refractive index profile which varies in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The refractive index profile includes a first sub-profile, which describes the refractive index profile of the first lens segment, and a second sub-profile, which describes the refractive index profile of the second lens segment. The first sub-profile transitions to the second sub-profile at an interface. These first and second sub-profiles have slopes with opposite signs.
Lighting system
A lighting system includes a light source unit and a light-distributing member. The light source unit includes a laser light source. The light-distributing member has the function of reflecting incident light that has been emitted as a beam of light from the light source unit toward a target space. The light-distributing member transforms the incident light into lighting light having a different light distribution property from the incident light and distributes the lighting light over the target space.
Light source
An integrated light source includes: an emissive radiation source having a first spectrum; an optical element located to direct emissions from the emissive radiation source; a volumetric spectrum converter located to convert emissions directed from the emissive radiation source to emissions having a second spectrum different from the first spectrum; an optical reflector located about the converter; an output filter, the reflector being located to reflect the converter emissions towards the output filter; and a package body having an internal cavity containing the emissive radiation source, optical element, converter, reflector, and filter, wherein desired light radiates from the cavity through the filter.
Light emitter
A light-emitting member includes an optical fiber that receives first excitation light and first mixed light. The optical fiber includes a first wavelength converter that emits first fluorescence in response to the first excitation light, and emits second mixed light being a mixture of the first mixed light and the first fluorescence through a side surface. The light-emitting member includes a light-emitting portion that emits the second mixed light outside the light-emitting member. A plurality of component light beams of the first mixed light includes first component light with a first peak wavelength and second component light with a second peak wavelength longer than the first peak wavelength. An absolute value of a difference between a first fluorescence peak wavelength of the first fluorescence and the first peak wavelength is less than an absolute value of a difference between the first fluorescence peak wavelength and the second peak wavelength.
Range sensing and safety system for a luminaire
An automated luminaire and method are provided. The automated luminaire includes a range sensing module and a control system. The range sensing module calculates a distance to a closest object in a direction that the automated luminaire is pointed. The control system reduces a beam power density of a light beam emitted from the automated luminaire when the distance is less than a threshold distance. The method includes determining whether an emitted beam power determinant of the automated luminaire has changed; if so, calculating a threshold distance from current values of one or more beam power determinants; determining whether the distance to the closest object is greater than the threshold distance; and, if not, reducing the beam power density of the light beam emitted from the automated luminaire.
Laser SMD package with phosphor and light incoupler
The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising a lighting unit (100), a luminescent element (210), an optical element (400), and a reflective element (510), wherein: (a) the lighting unit (100) is configured to generate a beam (102) of unit light (101); (b) the luminescent element (210) comprises a luminescent material (200) configured to convert at least part of the unit light (101) into luminescent material light (201); wherein the luminescent element (210) comprises a first luminescent element face (211) and a second luminescent element face (212), wherein at least part of the luminescent material (200) is configured between the first luminescent element face (211) and the second luminescent element face (212); (c) the optical element (400) comprises an external surface (410), wherein the optical element (400) is configured between the luminescent element (210) and 10 the reflective element (510), wherein a first part (421) of the external surface (410) is directed to the second luminescent face (212), wherein a second part (422) of the external surface (410) is directed to the reflective element (510), and wherein a third part (423) of the externa surface (410) is configured in a light receiving relationship with the lighting unit (100); wherein a first area A1 of the first part (421) is smaller than a second area A2 of the second part (422), wherein the optical element (400) is transmissive for the unit light (101); (d) the reflective element (510) is configured to reflect unit light (101); and (e) the lighting unit (100) is configured such that in an operational mode the lighting unit (100) is configured to irradiate the first element face (211) via transmission through the optical element (400) and reflection at the reflective element (510).
Light source module
A light source module having a wide field of view (FOV) is provided. The light source module includes a plurality of point light sources and a total internal reflection (TIR) lens array. The point light sources are configured to respectively emit a plurality of light beams. The TIR lens array is disposed on paths of the light beams and includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of TIR lenses arranged on the transparent substrate. The transparent substrate is located between the point light sources and the TIR lenses. Each of the TIR lenses has an inclined surface inclined with respect to the transparent substrate, and inclined surfaces of the TIR lenses are configured to totally internally reflect the light beams to form the wide FOV.