LIGHT FREQUENCY UPCONVERSION OF LASER LIGHT, FOR CLEANSING

    公开(公告)号:US20200073199A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16121002

    申请日:2018-09-04

    Abstract: A cleansing lighting device includes a laser light source configured to emit light in the visible light spectrum or in the infrared light spectrum. The cleansing lighting device also includes a light frequency up-converter to convert longer wavelength light from the laser light source to shorter wavelength light. The converted light has a dominant wavelength in the portion of the ultraviolet range at or below 380 nm, suitable for the cleansing application. An example cleansing lighting device may also include an optical element, such as a beam shaping lens or a variable optical beam deflector, to distribute the resulting ultraviolet light from the up-converter for the cleansing application. Such a cleansing lighting device may be a standalone device, although the device or individual components for light-based cleansing may be incorporated in a luminaire, for example, together with an artificial light source adapted to general illumination.

    RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL FIBER SPECTROMETER IN A LIGHTING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200011733A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16572989

    申请日:2019-09-17

    Abstract: A spectrometer-equipped lighting device detects substances in an environment around the device. A fiber detector is optically coupled to receive light from a light source. The fiber detector has a bare area from which emanates an evanescent wave of light surrounding an exterior of the fiber detector to interact with the environment in which the fiber detector is exposed. The spectrometer, optically coupled to an opposite end of the fiber detector, detects the light output and in response, generates signals representative of the spectral power distribution of the light of the evanescent wave that has interacted with the surrounding environment. A controller analyzes the spectrometer generated signals and initiates action based on the analysis of the generated signals or outputs a report indicating an environmental condition detected by the spectrometer-equipped device.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A GATED RETRO-REFLECTOR FOR LIGHT UPLINK COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20190028196A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US16141358

    申请日:2018-09-25

    Abstract: A device uses gated retro-reflectors to transmit uplink data in a visible light communication (VLC) system. The gated retro-reflector includes a retro-reflector and a gating shutter between the retro-reflector and a VLC light source. A light sensor receives VLC data at regular intervals in which a light pulse received during one of the intervals represents a first downloaded symbol and absence of a light pulse during another one of the intervals represents a second downloaded symbol. A controller controls the gating shutter to send uplink data from the device responsive to each received VLC light pulse. The controller opens the gating shutter during the reception of a VLC light pulse to upload a first uploaded symbol and closes the gating shutter during the reception of a VLC light pulse to upload a second uploaded symbol.

    FIXTURE THAT PROVIDES LIGHT INCORPORATING A RECONFIGURABLE SPECTROMETER

    公开(公告)号:US20180058929A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15247076

    申请日:2016-08-25

    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of spectrometer-equipped devices that provide general illumination supplied by artificial or natural light, and that also detect substances in the environment around the device. In some examples, light may be emitted by a spectrometer light source. The spectrometer detects the light from any of a natural light source, artificial general illumination light or light from the spectrometer light source passed, reflected or shifted and regenerated by substances in the air or on a surface in the vicinity of the device. In response, the spectrometer generates signals representative of the spectral power distribution (e.g. intensities of given wavelengths in the optical spectrum) of the detected light. A controller analyzes the spectrometer generated signals and initiates action based on or outputs a report indicating the environmental condition detected by the spectrometer-equipped device.

    COMBINATORIAL LIGHT DEVICE FOR GENERAL LIGHTING AND LIGHTING WITH BENEFICIAL WAVELENGTHS
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    发明申请
    COMBINATORIAL LIGHT DEVICE FOR GENERAL LIGHTING AND LIGHTING WITH BENEFICIAL WAVELENGTHS 有权
    用于通用照明和照明的组合灯装置的有益波长

    公开(公告)号:US20150335246A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-26

    申请号:US14286065

    申请日:2014-05-23

    Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light source configured to generate light for illumination of a space and a second light source configured to generate light of a particular wavelength independently from the first light source. The light generated by the second light source is output at a sufficient intensity so as to reasonably expect to support an intended benefit other than illumination of the space. The first light source and the second light source are integrated into the same lighting device. The lighting device includes an optical element coupled to the first and second light sources that is configured to produce a light output of the lighting device. The lighting device outputs the light for illumination of the space and the light of the particular wavelength for the other intended benefit from the second light source via the same output of the lighting device.

    Abstract translation: 照明装置包括被配置为产生用于照明空间的光的第一光源和被配置为独立于第一光源产生特定波长的光的第二光源。 由第二光源产生的光以足够的强度输出,以便合理地期望支持除了照明空间之外的预期益处。 第一光源和第二光源被集成到相同的照明装置中。 照明装置包括耦合到第一和第二光源的光学元件,其被配置为产生照明装置的光输出。 照明装置通过照明装置的相同输出,从第二光源输出用于照明空间的光和特定波长的光用于另一预期益处。

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