Abstract:
A light emitting device (LED-Filament) comprises: a light-transmissive substrate; at least one blue LED chip mounted on a face of the light-transmissive substrate; and a photoluminescence material at least partially covering the at least one blue LED chip. The photoluminescence material comprises phosphor particles of at least one Group IIA/IIB selenide sulfide-based phosphor material that generates red light with a peak emission wavelength in a range of 600 nm to 640 nm and a full width at half maximum emission intensity of 50 nm to 55 nm. The LED-filament can be incorporated in a lamp, with a yellow to green-emitting phosphor that generates yellow to green light with a peak emission wavelength in a range of 520 nm to 570 nm, to provide light with a color temperature in a range of 1500 K to 4000 K and a General Color Rendering Index (CRI Ra) of greater than or equal to 90 and a CRI R9 greater than or equal to 50.
Abstract:
An LED-based light source for generating light having a selected dominant wavelength λds comprises a package housing a plurality of LEDs consisting of LEDs from first and second wavelength bins. The first wavelength bin comprises LEDs having a dominant wavelength λd1 that is within a first wavelength range and the second wavelength bin comprises LEDs having a dominant wavelength λd2 that is within a second wavelength range. The first wavelength bin can comprise LEDs having a dominant wavelength that is shorter than the selected dominant wavelength whilst the second wavelength bin comprises LEDs having a dominant wavelength that is longer than the selected dominant wavelength. The wavelength bins and number of LEDs are selected such that in operation the dominant wavelength of the combined light emitted by the source is the selected dominant wavelength. Lighting arrangements and light emitting devices incorporating such light sources are disclosed.
Abstract:
A coated phosphor comprises phosphor particles, wherein said phosphor particles comprise manganese-activated complex fluoride phosphors; and a coating on individual ones of said phosphor particles, said coating comprising a layer of carboxylic acid material encapsulating the individual phosphor particles.
Abstract:
Phosphors comprising a nitride-based composition represented by the chemical formula: M(x/v)(M′aM″b)Si(c−x)AlxNd:RE, wherein: M is a divalent or trivalent metal with valence v; M′ is at least one divalent metal; M″ is at least one trivalent metal; 2a+3b+4c=3d; and RE is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb. Furthermore, the nitride-based composition may have the general crystalline structure of M′aM″bSicNd, where Al substitutes for Si within the crystalline structure and M is located within the crystalline structure substantially at the interstitial sites.
Abstract:
A phosphor converted white light emitting device comprises a solid-state light emitter (LED) operable to generate blue light with a dominant wavelength in range 440 nm to 470 nm; yellow to green-emitting phosphor operable to generate light with a peak emission wavelength in a range 500 nm to 550 nm; and a red-emitting manganese-activated fluoride phosphor such a manganese-activated potassium hexafluorosilicate phosphor (K2SiF6:Mn4+). The yellow to green and red-emitting phosphors are incorporated as a mixture and dispersed throughout a light transmissive material with an index or refraction of 1.40 to 1.43. In some embodiments the light transmissive comprises a dimethyl-based silicone. The device can further comprise an orange to red-emitting phosphor operable to generate light with a peak emission wavelength of 580 nm to 620 nm.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an LED lighting arrangement, comprises: receiving an optical component having a diffusing material that is light diffusive and at least one photoluminescent material that is excitable by light of a first wavelength range and which emits light of a second wavelength range; receiving an LED assembly that is operable to generate the light of the first wavelength range and mounting the optical component to the LED assembly to form the LED lighting arrangement. The optical component having the diffusing and photoluminescent materials is mass produced separately from the LED assembly and can be selected such that light generated by the optical component combined with the light generated by the LED assembly corresponds to light of a selected color. Also disclosed are LED lighting arrangements, components for LED lighting arrangements and methods of fabricating an optical component.
Abstract:
A white light photoluminescence wavelength conversion component comprises at least one blue light excitable green to yellow light (510 nm to 570 nm) emitting yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) type phosphor material and at least one blue light excitable orange to red light (585 nm to 670 nm) emitting organic fluorescent dye.
Abstract:
A white light illumination system may comprise: a phosphor package; a first radiation source for providing co-excitation radiation to the phosphor package, the source emitting in wavelengths ranging from about 250 nm to about 410 nm; and a second radiation source for providing co-excitation radiation to the phosphor package, the source emitting in wavelengths ranging from about 410 nm to about 540 nm; wherein the phosphor package is configured to emit photoluminescence in wavelengths ranging from about 440 nm to about 700 nm upon co-excitation from the first and second radiation sources, and wherein the phosphor package comprises at least one narrow band green phosphor with a photoluminescence peak with a full width at half maximum of less than 60 nm, and wherein the narrow band green phosphor is configured to emit photoluminescence in wavelengths ranging from about 500 nm to about 550 nm.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an LED lighting arrangement, comprises: receiving an optical component having a diffusing material that is light diffusive and at least one photoluminescent material that is excitable by light of a first wavelength range and which emits light of a second wavelength range; receiving an LED assembly that is operable to generate the light of the first wavelength range and mounting the optical component to the LED assembly to form the LED lighting arrangement. The optical component having the diffusing and photoluminescent materials is mass produced separately from the LED assembly and can be selected such that light generated by the optical component combined with the light generated by the LED assembly corresponds to light of a selected color. Also disclosed are LED lighting arrangements, components for LED lighting arrangements and methods of fabricating an optical component.
Abstract:
A photoluminescent material has the characteristic of a long photoluminescence decay and has the general composition Ca3-x-m-nAxSc2-yMySi3-zEzO12:mCe3+,nMn2+, where A is at least one divalent cation including Sr, Ba or a combination of monovalent and trivalent cations including combinations of Li, Na, K, B, Al and Ga; M is at least one trivalent cation including Al, Ga, or a divalent cation including Mg, E is a combination of a trivalent and a pentavalent cation including B, Al, Ga, N and P, or a combination of monovalent and trivalent cations including Li, Na, K, B, Al, Ga, N and P. The A cation replaces Ca; the M cation replaces Sc, and E replaces Si. This Mn and Ce doped phosphor emits in the yellow to green with a peak at around 510 and/or 560 and 690 nm. The phosphor material has applications in LED illumination systems.
Abstract translation:光致发光材料具有长的光致发光衰变的特征,具有通常的组成为Ca 3-x m-n A x Sc 2-y M y Si 3-z E z O 12:mCe 3 +,nM n 2 +,其中A为包括Sr,Ba或一价和三价阳离子的组合的至少一种二价阳离子 包括Li,Na,K,B,Al和Ga的组合; M是包括Al,Ga或包含Mg的二价阳离子中的至少一种三价阳离子,E是包括B,Al,Ga,N和P的三价阳离子和五价阳离子的组合,或者包括单价和三价阳离子的组合,包括 Li,Na,K,B,Al,Ga,N和P.A阳离子取代Ca; M取代了Sc,E取代了Si。 该Mn和Ce掺杂的荧光体以约510和/或560和690nm的峰发射为黄色至绿色。 荧光体材料在LED照明系统中具有应用。