Color tunable organic electroluminescent light source
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1. A light emitting device, comprising:
- an array of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) emitting a plurality of colors; and
a layer of scattering media above a light emitting surface of the array.
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Abstract
A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device contains an array of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) emitting a plurality of colors, and a layer of scattering media above the light emitting surface of the OLED array. The emission color of the OLEDs may be tuned by applying different power to different sets of OLEDs. The scattering media mixes the colors from each set of OLEDs, such that the device light output has a white color having a desired color temperature.
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1. A light emitting device, comprising:
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an array of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) emitting a plurality of colors; and
a layer of scattering media above a light emitting surface of the array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A light emitting device, comprising:
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(a) an array of OLEDs comprising;
(i) a first set of a plurality of OLEDs electrically connected together to the same power source such that each OLED receives the same power signal at the same time, the first set of OLEDs emit light of a first color; and
(ii) a second set of a plurality of OLEDs electrically connected together to the same power source such that each OLED receives the same power signal at the same time, the second set of OLEDs emit light of a second color different than the first color; and
(b) a power controller which provides a first amount of power to the first set of OLEDs and a second amount of power to the second set of OLEDs to obtain a device light output having a desired color. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of generating white light, comprising:
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providing a first power signal having a first magnitude to a first set of plurality of OLEDs, such that the first set of OLEDs emit light of a first color;
providing a second power signal having a second magnitude to a second set of plurality of OLEDs, such that the second set of OLEDs emit light of a second color different than the first color; and
passing the light of the first color and the second color through a scattering medium to mix the light of the first and second colors such that the mixed light appears white to a human observer. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of making a light emitting device, comprising:
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forming an array of OLEDs;
electrically connecting a first set of OLEDs which emit light of a first color to the same power source;
electrically connecting a second set of OLEDs which emit light of a different second color to the same power source; and
forming a layer of scattering medium over the array of OLEDs. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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