An illumination source includes a laser driver unit configured to emit a plasma sustaining beam. An ingress collimator receives the plasma sustaining beam and produces a collimated ingress beam. A focusing optic receives the collimated ingress beam and produce a focused sustaining beam. A sealed lamp chamber contains an ionizable media that, once ignited, forms a high intensity light emitting plasma having a waist size smaller than 150 microns. The sealed lamp chamber further includes an ingress window configured to receive the focused sustaining beam and an egress window configured to emit the high intensity light. An ignition source is configured to ignite the ionizable media, and an exit fiber is configured to receive and convey the high intensity light. The high intensity light is white light with a black body spectrum, and the exit fiber has a diameter in the range of 200-500 micrometers.

An illumination source includes a laser driver unit configured to emit a plasma sustaining beam. An ingress collimator receives the plasma sustaining beam and produces a collimated ingress beam. A focusing optic receives the collimated ingress beam and produce a focused sustaining beam. A sealed lamp chamber contains an ionizable media that, once ignited, forms a high intensity light emitting plasma having a waist size smaller than 150 microns. The sealed lamp chamber further includes an ingress window configured to receive the focused sustaining beam and an egress window configured to emit the high intensity light. An ignition source is configured to ignite the ionizable media, and an exit fiber is configured to receive and convey the high intensity light. The high intensity light is white light with a black body spectrum, and the exit fiber has a diameter in the range of 200-500 micrometers.

Disclosed herein are a short arc type flash lamp having high lamp starting performance and capable of reducing the diameter of its seal tube part, and a light source device thereof. The flash lamp has an electrode shaft of one of the main electrodes, and an electrode shaft of the other of the main electrodes and leads for starting auxiliary electrodes which are respectively led out from the second seal tube part, and an external trigger is disposed in a state in which it extends in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of one end side region of the second seal tube part. The light source device is structured by a concave reflection mirror disposed on the second seal tube part side of the flash lamp in a state in which a focal point of the concave reflection mirror coincides with a luminous point of the flash lamp.

A flash lamp includes a bulb including a stein, conductive linear members extending to penetrate the stein, and a trigger probe having a discharging portion configured to control discharge, wherein the conductive linear member has a lead pin and an anode protruding toward the conductive linear member on a tip end side of the conductive linear member with respect to the lead pin, wherein the lead pin and the anode are integrally formed members, wherein the conductive linear member has a lead pin and a cathode protruding toward the conductive linear member on a tip end side of the conductive linear member with respect to the lead pin, wherein the lead pin and the cathode are integrally formed members, and wherein the discharging portion of the trigger probe is disposed between the anode and the cathode.

A flash lamp includes a bulb including a stein, conductive linear members extending to penetrate the stein, and a trigger probe having a discharging portion configured to control discharge, wherein the conductive linear member has a lead pin and an anode protruding toward the conductive linear member on a tip end side of the conductive linear member with respect to the lead pin, wherein the lead pin and the anode are integrally formed members, wherein the conductive linear member has a lead pin and a cathode protruding toward the conductive linear member on a tip end side of the conductive linear member with respect to the lead pin, wherein the lead pin and the cathode are integrally formed members, and wherein the discharging portion of the trigger probe is disposed between the anode and the cathode.

An illumination source includes a laser driver unit configured to emit a plasma sustaining beam. An ingress collimator receives the plasma sustaining beam and produces a collimated ingress beam. A focusing optic receives the collimated ingress beam and produce a focused sustaining beam. A sealed lamp chamber contains an ionizable media that, once ignited, forms a high intensity light emitting plasma having a waist size smaller than 150 microns. The sealed lamp chamber further includes an ingress window configured to receive the focused sustaining beam and an egress window configured to emit the high intensity light. An ignition source is configured to ignite the ionizable media, and an exit fiber is configured to receive and convey the high intensity light. The high intensity light is white light with a black body spectrum, and the exit fiber has a diameter in the range of 200-500 micrometers.

An illumination source includes a laser driver unit configured to emit a plasma sustaining beam. An ingress collimator receives the plasma sustaining beam and produces a collimated ingress beam. A focusing optic receives the collimated ingress beam and produce a focused sustaining beam. A sealed lamp chamber contains an ionizable media that, once ignited, forms a high intensity light emitting plasma having a waist size smaller than 150 microns. The sealed lamp chamber further includes an ingress window configured to receive the focused sustaining beam and an egress window configured to emit the high intensity light. An ignition source is configured to ignite the ionizable media, and an exit fiber is configured to receive and convey the high intensity light. The high intensity light is white light with a black body spectrum, and the exit fiber has a diameter in the range of 200-500 micrometers.

A radiation source apparatus comprising: a container for being pressurized with a gaseous medium in which plasma which emits plasma emitted radiation is generated following excitation of the gaseous medium by a driving radiation, wherein said container is operable substantially to remove radiation with a wavelength of 10-400 nm from said plasma emitted radiation before said plasma emitted radiation exits said container as output radiation. In an embodiment the container comprises: an inlet radiation transmitting element operable to transmit said driving radiation from outside said container to inside said container, and an outlet radiation transmitting element operable to transmit at least some of said plasma emitted radiation from inside said container to outside said container as output radiation; wherein at least one of said inlet and outlet radiation transmitting elements comprises a plane parallel plate.

A laser-driven light source device includes a laser oscillation unit configured to emit laser light, and a plasma vessel configured to contain and seal a discharge medium therein. The laser-driven light source device also includes an optical system configured to condense the laser light emitted from the laser oscillation unit, and direct the laser light to an inside of the plasma vessel to generate a plasma. The laser oscillation unit includes a control unit configured to perform an on/off control on the generation of the laser light to modulate an output of the laser light such that the laser light is generated during an on-time of several sec to several msec and the laser light is not generated during an off-time. The off-time is decided such that the plasma in the plasma vessel does not disappear.

An enhanced lighting ceramic metal-halide lamp assembly provides a ceramic metal-halide lamp that operates to illuminate at high temperatures, have an increased life span, and improved color temperatures, color renderings, and luminous efficacies. The lamp assembly includes an at least partially transparent container forming a vacuum. Inside the container, a plurality of ceramic arc tubes are connected by two U-shaped coupling mechanisms. The coupling mechanisms are conductive and resilient, so as to provide both conductivity, and a buffering clearance between the ceramic arc tubes. The lamp assembly is also unique in that it provides a 630 watt double ended ceramic metal-halide lamp, as the ceramic arc tube produces 630 watts, uses about 200 volts and 3 Amps when illuminating. At least one fastening bracket, having resiliency, extends between the ceramic arc tube and inner surface of the container to help stabilize the ceramic arc tubes inside the elongated container.