Method and device for efficiently generating white light, composed of three unique spectral colors, with the objective of general good-seeing by normal human observer
First Claim
1. A device which efficiently generates white light and illuminates objects with a color appearance which is reasonably representative of their color appearance under natural light, said device comprising:
- (a) a three-component, light-generating medium forming an operative part of said device;
(b) means for connecting said device to a source of predetermined electric potential to energize said medium to a visible-light-generating condition;
(c) a first component of said medium when energized exhibiting a green laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 515 nm to 540 nm;
(d) a second component of said medium when energized exhibiting an orange-red laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 600 nm to 625 nm;
(e) the third component of said medium when energized exhibiting a blue-violet laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 440 nm to 465 nm; and
(f) the relative proportions of said components of said light-producing medium being such that when their emissions are blended, there is produced white light of predetermined ICI coordinates.
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Abstract
Only recently the shapes and positions of the three spectral sensitivities, of the three input channels to the normal human visual system, have become known with adequate accuracy for commercial exploitation. It is now time, therefore, to design the lighting by which human observers and workers visually operate, so that a maximum of human good-seeing can result from a minimum of kilowatt-hours expended on the lighting. The method is to utilize, in the lighting, only the three spectral colors to which the visual system responds most strongly. The embodiment is a device which efficiently generates white light, using a three-component light-generating medium, the first component electrically energized to exhibit a green emission confined to the immediate wavelength neighborhood of 530 nm, the second an orange-red emission confined to the immediate wavelength neighborhood of 610 nm, and the third a blue-violet emission confined to the immediate wavelength neighborhood of 450 nm.
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1. A device which efficiently generates white light and illuminates objects with a color appearance which is reasonably representative of their color appearance under natural light, said device comprising:
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(a) a three-component, light-generating medium forming an operative part of said device;
(b) means for connecting said device to a source of predetermined electric potential to energize said medium to a visible-light-generating condition;
(c) a first component of said medium when energized exhibiting a green laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 515 nm to 540 nm;
(d) a second component of said medium when energized exhibiting an orange-red laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 600 nm to 625 nm;
(e) the third component of said medium when energized exhibiting a blue-violet laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 440 nm to 465 nm; and
(f) the relative proportions of said components of said light-producing medium being such that when their emissions are blended, there is produced white light of predetermined ICI coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A device which efficiently generates white light and illuminates objects with a color appearance which is reasonably representative of their color appearance under natural light, said device comprising:
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(a) a three-component, light-generating medium forming an operative part of said device;
(b) means for connecting said device to a source of predetermined electric potential to energize said medium to a visible-light-generating condition;
(c) a first component of said medium when energized exhibiting a green laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 515 nm to 540 nm;
(d) a second component of said medium when energized exhibiting an orange-red laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 600 nm to 625 nm;
(e) the third component of said medium when energized enhibiting a blue-violet laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 440 nm to 465 nm; and
(f) the relative proportions of said components of said light-producing medium being such that when their emissions are blended, there is produced white light of predetermined ICI coordinates with at most only a limited amount of radiations of wavelengths shorter than 430 nm and longer than 630 nm as well as at most only a limited amount of radiations of about 500 nm and about 575 nm. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A device which efficiently generates white light and illuminates objects with a color appearance which is reasonably representative of their color appearance under natural light, said device comprising:
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(a) a three-component, light-generating medium forming an operative part of said device;
(b) means for connecting said device to a source of predetermined electric potential to energize said medium to a visible-light-generating condition;
(c) a first component of said medium when energized exhibiting a green laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 515 nm to 540 nm;
(d) a second component of said medium when energized exhibiting an orange-red laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 600 nm to 625 nm;
(e) the third component of said medium when energized enhibiting a blue-violet laser emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 440 run to 465 nm; and
(f) the relative proportions of said components of said light-producing medium being such that when their emissions are blended, there is produced white light of predetermined ICI coordinates with minimized radiations in the wavelength ranges of from 465 nm to 515 nm and from 540 nm to 600 nm and with at most only a limited amount of radiations of wavelengths shorter than 430 nm and longer than 630 nm as well as at most only a limited amount of radiations of wavelengths of about 500 nm and about 575 nm. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A device which efficiently generates white light and illuminates objects with a color appearance which is reasonably representative of their color appearance under natural light, said device comprising:
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(a) a three-component, light-generating medium forming an operative part of said device;
(b) means for connecting said device to a source of predetermined electric potential to energize said medium to a visible-light-generating condition;
(c) a first component of said medium when energized exhibiting a green light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 515 nm to 540 nm;
(d) a second component of said medium when energized exhibiting an orange-red light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 600 nm to 625 nm;
(e) the third component of said medium when energized enhibiting a blue-violet light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 440 nm to 465 nm; and
(f) the relative proportions of said components of said light-producing medium being such that when their emissions are blended, there is produced white light of predetermined ICI coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A device which efficiently generates white light and illuminates objects with a color appearance which is reasonably representative of their color appearance under natural light, said device comprising:
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(a) a three-component, light-generating medium forming an operative part of said device;
(b) means for connecting said device to a source of predetermined electric potential to energize said medium to a visible-light-generating condition;
(c) a first component of said medium when energized exhibiting a green Light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 515 nm to 540 nm;
(d) a second component of said medium when energized exhibiting an orange-red Light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 600 nm to 625 nm;
(e) the third component of said medium when energized enhibiting a blue-violet light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 440 nm to 465 nm; and
(f) the relative proportions of said components of said light-producing medium being such that when their emissions are blended, there is produced white light of predetermined ICI coordinates with at most only a limited amount of radiations of wavelengths shorter than 430 nm and longer than 630 nm as well as at most only a limited amount of radiations of about 500 nm and about 575 nm. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A device which efficiently generates white light and illuminates objects with a color appearance which is reasonably representative of their color appearance under natural light, said device comprising:
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(a) a three-component, light-generating medium forming an operative part of said device;
(b) means for connecting said device to a source of predetermined electric potential to energize said medium to a visible-light-generating condition;
(c) a first component of said medium when energized exhibiting a green light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 515 nm to 540 nm;
(d) a second component of said medium when energized exhibiting an orange-red light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 600 nm to 625 nm;
(e) the third component of said medium when energized enhibiting a blue-violet light-emitting-diode emission located substantially in the wavelength range of from 440 nm to 465 nm; and
(f) the relative proportions of said components of said light-producing medium being such that when their emissions are blended, there is produced white light of predetermined ICI coordinates with minimized radiations in the wavelength ranges of from 465 nm to 515 nm and from 540 nm to 600 nm and with at most only a limited amount of radiations of wavelengths shorter than 430 nm and longer than 630 nm as well as at most only a limited amount of radiations of wavelengths of about 500 nm and about 575 nm. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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