Structured phosphors for dynamic lighting
First Claim
1. A structured phosphor device comprising:
- a phosphor configured for laser excitation, the phosphor comprising an array of pixel regions separated by boundary regions, wherein one or more pixel regions of the array of pixel regions are designed to be addressed by a laser light beam incident through a first surface of the phosphor into phosphor material thereof and generate at least a partially emitted light beam from the phosphor, wherein the boundary regions are configured to limit the cross-talk of the laser light beam and the emitted light beam between the one or more addressed pixel regions and adjacent pixel regions;
a surface layer with modification associated with the first surface of the phosphor; and
a substrate attached to a second surface of the phosphor.
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Abstract
A structured phosphor device includes a frame member comprising 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.
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40 Claims
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1. A structured phosphor device comprising:
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a phosphor configured for laser excitation, the phosphor comprising an array of pixel regions separated by boundary regions, wherein one or more pixel regions of the array of pixel regions are designed to be addressed by a laser light beam incident through a first surface of the phosphor into phosphor material thereof and generate at least a partially emitted light beam from the phosphor, wherein the boundary regions are configured to limit the cross-talk of the laser light beam and the emitted light beam between the one or more addressed pixel regions and adjacent pixel regions; a surface layer with modification associated with the first surface of the phosphor; and a substrate attached to a second surface of the phosphor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A structured phosphor device comprising:
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a frame member comprising wall regions separating multiple opening of window regions; 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; a surface layer with modification associated with the first surface of the phosphor material; and a substrate attached to a second surface of the phosphor material in each of the multiple openings. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A pixelated phosphor device comprising:
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a plate of phosphor material configured to an array of pixels being mutually separated by a thin wall; a first optical layer overlying a first surface of the plate of phosphor material which is subjected to an excitation light beam for inducing an emitted light beam out of each of the array of pixels; a second optical layer overlying a second surface of the plate of phosphor material, the second surface being opposed to the first surface; and a substrate attached to the second optical layer. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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