摘要:
A beam shaping device (1; 50; 60) comprising first (3) and second (4) substrates, a liquid crystal layer (2) sandwiched between the substrates, and a first electrode layer (5; 51) provided on a side of the first substrate (3) facing the liquid crystal layer (2). The beam shaping device is controllable between beam shaping states, each permitting passage of light through the beam shaping device, and further comprises an insulating layer (7) covering the first electrode layer (5; 51) and a second electrode layer (6; 53) provided on top of the insulating layer. The second electrode layer (6; 53) comprises a conductor pattern exposing a portion of the insulating layer (7). The beam shaping device is configured in such a way that application of a voltage (V) between the first (5; 51) and second (6; 53) electrode layers causes liquid crystal molecules comprised in a portion of the liquid crystal layer (2) corresponding to the exposed portion of the insulating layer to tilt in a plane perpendicular to the liquid crystal layer, resulting in a local refractive index gradient, thereby enabling shaping of a beam (8) of light passing through the beam shaping device.
摘要:
The invention relates to a self-supporting luminescent film (10), a phosphor-enhanced illumination system and to a method of manufacturing the self-supporting luminescent film. The self-supporting luminescent film comprises luminescent particles (20) and an organic polymer (30). The luminescent particles comprise luminescent material which is arranged for absorbing at least part of the impinging light impinging on the luminescent particles and for converting the absorbed light into converted light. The converted light has a predefined spectrum different from the impinging light. The organic polymer interconnects the luminescent particles to form the self-supporting luminescent film, wherein the self-supporting luminescent film comprises less than 10 weight percentage of organic polymer. The effect of the measures according to the invention is that the close packing of the luminescent particles generates a substantially uniform self-supporting luminescent film.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a lamp unit (501) for an adaptive front lighting system (AFS) (500) for a vehicle (100). The lamp unit (501) comprises a liquid crystal element (200/200′) arranged to receive light emitted by a light source (502), which liquid crystal element (200/200′) has a first state in which it is adapted to transmit incoming light without substantially refracting said incoming light, and a second state in which it is adapted to refract said incoming light when the light passes through said liquid crystal element. This allows light to be altered without any mechanical movements in or of the lamp unit (501). The present invention also relates to an AFS (500) comprising such a lamp unit (501), and a vehicle (100) comprising such an AFS (500).
摘要:
The invention relates to light emitting devices (2) with variable output color. More specifically, the inventions provides a color conversion cell (10) which can be positioned in front of a light source (4) in order to generate other color or color temperatures. Typically the light source is a light emitting diode (LED) which is power efficient but emits in a narrow and fixed spectra. The new colors are generated by photoluminescence in fluorescent dyes contained in the cell. The color converting of the cell is electrically controllable, preferably by controlling the orientation, density or distribution of the fluorescent dyes, or by controlling a pathlength of the light in the cell.
摘要:
An illumination device for providing a polarized light beam comprising a light source (101) having a light emitting surface arranged to emit light (107) in a plane (X-Y), a first polarizing reflector (103) arranged to enclose a light emitting surface of said light source (101) in said plane, and adapted to receive said light, reflect light (109) of a first elliptical polarization in a target direction (Z) and transmit light (111) of an opposite, second elliptical polarization; and a second reflector (105) arranged to enclose said first polarizing reflector (103) in said plane (X-Y), and adapted to receive transmitted light (111) from the first polarizing reflector (103) and reflect elliptical polarized light (113) in the target direction (Z).By arranging the two reflectors enclosing a side-emitting light source, a higher efficiency can be obtained with a preserved beam shape.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a mirror device, the reflectivity of which may be varied by means of applying a voltage. According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a mirror device, the reflectivity of which may be varied by means of applying a voltage, comprising a cholesteric filter (33) which is arranged to be gradually switchable between a reflective and a transparent state by varying said voltage, and a display device (32) arranged to be at least partly covered by the cholesteric filter, wherein said display device is visible when the cholesteric filter is set in the transparent state and hidden when the cholesteric filter is set in the reflective state.
摘要:
An illumination system (8) comprises an optical waveguide (18) which is made from optically transparent components and has four end faces (10, 10′). A light source (12) whose light is coupled into the optical waveguide (18) via one of the end faces (10), is situated opposite this end face (10). The optical waveguide (18) has a light guide (30). A number of fibers (34) are attached to a surface (32) of the light guide (30). The fibers (34) have birefringent properties. A preferred method of providing the birefringent properties is to stretch fibers (34) of a suitable polymer plastic material in their longitudinal direction. The light from the light source (12) will be polarized by the fibers (34) and polarized light will be outcoupled from the optical waveguide (18) via an exit surface (16). The illumination system (8) may be used for front or back lightning of LCD panels for e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, etc.
摘要:
A luminescent product 100, a lamp and a light source are provided for converting light of a first color into light of a second color. The luminescent product 100 comprises a matrix polymer 108 and another material 106. The matrix polymer 108 comprises a luminescent material which converts light of a first color into light of a second color. The another material 106 is light transmitting. The luminescent product 100 is at least partially light transmitting and the matrix polymer has a three dimensional structure which has multiple surfaces being an interface between the matrix polymer and the another material to allow, in use, a light beam 104, which impinges on a side 102 of the luminescent product 100, to pass at least four times an interface between the matrix polymer 108 and the another material 106 before at least a part of the light beam 104 leaves the luminescent product 100 at another side 110 of the luminescent product 100.
摘要:
A lighting device (400) with an off-state white appearance is provided. The lighting device comprises a light source (403), having a white appearance in an on-state and a colored appearance in an off-state, and a switchable optical element (404) downstream from the light source. The colored appearance of the light source is caused by a photoluminescent material in the light source. The switchable optical element has at least a transmissive state and a state being reflective in the wavelength region in which the light source absorbs light, resulting in a white appearance when the light source is in its off-state and the switchable optical element is in its reflective state. According to an embodiment of the invention, the lighting device (400) is arranged as a luminaire further comprising an optical cavity (401) and a window (402) covering the optical cavity. The light source (403) is arranged inside the optical cavity and the window is provided with the switchable optical element (404).
摘要:
A phosphor-enhanced lighting device 100, a retrofit light bulb, a light tube and a luminaire are provided. The phosphor-enhanced lighting 100 device comprises a light source 116, a light exit window 102, a first light conversion element 112 and a second light conversion element 110. The light source 116 emits through its light emitting surface 118 source light 114 of a pre-defined color spectrum. The light exit window 102 emits light into an ambient of the phosphor-enhanced lighting device 100. The first light conversion element 112 comprises an inorganic luminescent material which absorbs a part of the source light 114 and converts a part of the absorbed light to light of a first color 104. The second light conversion element 110 comprises a first organic luminescent material which absorbs a part of the source light 114 and/or absorbs apart of the light 104 of the first color. The first organic luminescent material converts a part of the absorbed light to light of the second color 108. The second light conversion element 110 is optically arranged in between the light exit window 102 and the light emitting surface 118 of the light source 116. The first light conversion element 112 is optically arranged in between the second light conversion element 110 and the light emitting surface 118 of the light source 116. A gap 111 is present between the first light conversion element 112 and the second light conversion element 110.