公开(公告)号：US11811189B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17695510

申请日：2022-03-15

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Vlad Joseph Novotny ,  Troy Trottier ,  James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy

IPC: G03B21/20 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G03B21/00 ,  H01S5/30 ,  H01L33/64 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01L27/15

CPC classification number: H01S5/0071 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G03B21/005 ,  G03B21/204 ,  H01S5/0087 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L33/0045 ,  H01L33/64 ,  H01S5/02469 ,  H01S5/02476 ,  H01S5/3013 ,  H01S5/4075 ,  H01S5/4087

Abstract: A structured phosphor device includes a frame member that includes wall regions separating multiple openings of window regions. Further, the structured phosphor device includes a phosphor material filled in each of the multiple openings with a first surface thereof being exposed to an excitation light from one or more laser sources to generate an emitted light out of each window region. Additionally, the structured phosphor device includes an anti-reflective film overlying the first surface of the phosphor material. Furthermore, the structured phosphor device includes a substrate attached to a second surface of the phosphor material in each of the multiple openings. Alternatively, the structured phosphor device includes an array of phosphor pixels dividing a plate of single-crystalline or poly-crystalline phosphor material separated by optically reflective and thermally conductive walls. A dynamic lighting system based on the arrays of phosphor pixels for single or full color image projection is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230198229A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17698258

申请日：2022-03-18

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Troy Trottier ,  Sudeep Khanal

IPC: H01S5/323 ,  H01S5/125

CPC classification number: H01S5/32341 ,  H01S5/125

Abstract: A light source includes a laser diode device and a wavelength conversion member. The wavelength conversion member includes a wavelength conversion element having voids and a dielectric element. The dielectric element fills the voids on a surface of the wavelength conversion element adjacent to the dielectric element. An output facet of the laser diode device is configured to output a laser beam of electromagnetic radiation. The laser beam is incident on a surface of the wavelength conversion member and a light is emitted from the wavelength conversion member. The light emission includes a mixture of wavelengths characterized by at least the second wavelength from the wavelength conversion member.

公开(公告)号：US20220231479A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17702454

申请日：2022-03-23

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy ,  Eric Goutain ,  Troy Trottier ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  James Harrison

IPC: H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/323 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01S5/023 ,  H01S5/0233 ,  H01S5/0235

Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a device and method for an integrated white colored electromagnetic radiation source using a combination of laser diode excitation sources based on gallium and nitrogen containing materials and light emitting source based on phosphor materials. A violet, blue, or other wavelength laser diode source based on gallium and nitrogen materials may be closely integrated with phosphor materials, such as yellow phosphors, to form a compact, high-brightness, and highly-efficient, white light source.

公开(公告)号：US11973308B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17103587

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy ,  Eric Goutain ,  Troy Trottier ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  James Harrison ,  Sten Heikman ,  Michael Cantore

IPC: H01S5/00 ,  F21K9/64 ,  H01S5/02212 ,  H01S5/02257 ,  H01S5/023 ,  H01S5/02315 ,  H01S5/02326 ,  H01S5/0233 ,  H01S5/32 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/02345 ,  H01S5/0235 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/40

CPC classification number: H01S5/0087 ,  F21K9/64 ,  H01S5/02257 ,  H01S5/023 ,  H01S5/02315 ,  H01S5/02326 ,  H01S5/0233 ,  H01S5/32 ,  H01S5/3203 ,  H01S5/34333 ,  H01L33/0045 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48465 ,  H01L2224/49175 ,  H01S5/0202 ,  H01S5/0216 ,  H01S5/0217 ,  H01S5/02212 ,  H01S5/02345 ,  H01S5/0235 ,  H01S5/2201 ,  H01S5/320225 ,  H01S5/32025 ,  H01S5/320275 ,  H01S5/4056 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2924/00014

Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a device and method for an integrated white colored electromagnetic radiation source using a combination of laser diode excitation sources based on gallium and nitrogen containing materials and light emitting source based on phosphor materials. A violet, blue, or other wavelength laser diode source based on gallium and nitrogen materials may be closely integrated with phosphor materials, such as yellow phosphors, to form a compact, high-brightness, and highly-efficient, white light source. The phosphor material is provided with a plurality of scattering centers scribed on an excitation surface or inside bulk of a plate to scatter electromagnetic radiation of a laser beam from the excitation source incident on the excitation surface to enhance generation and quality of an emitted light from the phosphor material for outputting a white light emission either in reflection mode or transmission mode.

公开(公告)号：US11437774B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US16449126

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Paul Rudy ,  James W. Raring ,  Eric Goutain ,  Troy Trottier ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  James Harrison ,  Sten Heikman ,  Michael Cantore

IPC: H01S5/00 ,  F21K9/64 ,  H01S5/40 ,  F21K9/69 ,  F21K9/68 ,  F21K9/90 ,  F21V29/70 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/0237 ,  F21Y115/30 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/02345 ,  H01L33/00

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20220214024A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17570177

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  Troy Trottier

IPC: F21V9/32 ,  H01S5/062 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/34 ,  F21V7/30 ,  H01S5/40 ,  G02B27/09 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H01S5/0225 ,  H01S5/02251

Abstract: A light source system or apparatus configured with an infrared illumination source includes a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode based white light source. The light source system includes a first pathway configured to direct directional electromagnetic radiation from the gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode to a first wavelength converter and to output a white light emission. In some embodiments infrared emitting laser diodes are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments infrared emitting wavelength converter members are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments a second wavelength converter is optically excited by a UV or blue emitting gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode, a laser diode operating in the long wavelength visible spectrum such as a green laser diode or a red laser diode, by a near infrared emitting laser diode, by the white light emission produced by the first wavelength converter, or by some combination thereof. A beam shaper may be configured to direct the white light emission and an infrared emission for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting a data signal. In some configurations, sensors and feedback loops are included.

公开(公告)号：US11294267B1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US17025059

申请日：2020-09-18

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Vlad Joseph Novotny ,  Troy Trottier ,  James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy

IPC: G03B21/20 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G03B21/00 ,  H01S5/30 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01L33/64 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/00

Abstract: A structured phosphor device includes a frame member that includes wall regions separating multiple openings of window regions. Further, the structured phosphor device includes a phosphor material filled in each of the multiple openings with a first surface thereof being exposed to an excitation light from one or more laser sources to generate an emitted light out of each window region. Additionally, the structured phosphor device includes an anti-reflective film overlying the first surface of the phosphor material. Furthermore, the structured phosphor device includes a substrate attached to a second surface of the phosphor material in each of the multiple openings. Alternatively, the structured phosphor device includes an array of phosphor pixels dividing a plate of single-crystalline or poly-crystalline phosphor material separated by optically reflective and thermally conductive walls. A dynamic lighting system based on the arrays of phosphor pixels for single or full color image projection is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20210215319A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17216220

申请日：2021-03-29

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  Troy Trottier

IPC: F21V9/32 ,  H01S5/062 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/34 ,  F21V7/30 ,  H01S5/40 ,  G02B27/09 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H01S5/0225 ,  H01S5/02251

Abstract: A light source system or apparatus configured with an infrared illumination source includes a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode based white light source. The light source system includes a first pathway configured to direct directional electromagnetic radiation from the gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode to a first wavelength converter and to output a white light emission. In some embodiments infrared emitting laser diodes are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments infrared emitting wavelength converter members are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments a second wavelength converter is optically excited by a UV or blue emitting gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode, a laser diode operating in the long wavelength visible spectrum such as a green laser diode or a red laser diode, by a near infrared emitting laser diode, by the white light emission produced by the first wavelength converter, or by some combination thereof. A beam shaper may be configured to direct the white light emission and an infrared emission for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting a data signal. In some configurations, sensors and feedback loops are included.

公开(公告)号：US12218477B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17677462

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： Paul Rudy ,  James W. Raring ,  Eric Goutain ,  Troy Trottier ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  James Harrison ,  Sten Heikman ,  Michael Cantore

IPC: F21K9/64 ,  F21K9/68 ,  F21K9/69 ,  F21K9/90 ,  F21V29/70 ,  F21Y115/30 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/02255 ,  H01S5/023 ,  H01S5/02325 ,  H01S5/0237 ,  H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/02345

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US11437775B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US15160873

申请日：2016-05-20

Applicant: KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Inventor： James W. Raring ,  Paul Rudy ,  Eric Goutain ,  Troy Trottier ,  Melvin McLaurin ,  James Harrison

IPC: H01S5/024 ,  H01S5/323 ,  H01S5/023 ,  H01S5/0233 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/40 ,  H01S5/0235 ,  H01S5/02212

Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a device and method for an integrated white colored electromagnetic radiation source using a combination of laser diode excitation sources based on gallium and nitrogen containing materials and light emitting source based on phosphor materials. A violet, blue, or other wavelength laser diode source based on gallium and nitrogen materials may be closely integrated with phosphor materials, such as yellow phosphors, to form a compact, high-brightness, and highly-efficient, white light source.