Multiple-chip excitation systems for white light emitting diodes (LEDs)
First Claim
1. A white light illumination system comprising a multi-chip excitation source and a phosphor package, the multi-chip excitation source comprising:
- a first radiation source for providing co-excitation radiation to the phosphor package, the source emitting in wavelengths ranging from about 250 nm to about 410 nm;
a second radiation source for providing co-excitation radiation to the phosphor package, the source emitting in wavelengths ranging from about 410 nm to about 540 nm; and
a phosphor package configured to emit photoluminescence upon co-excitation from the first and second radiation sources; and
wherein a final light product visible to the human eye generated by the white light illumination system comprises photoluminescence from the phosphor package and light generated by the second radiation source, but not light generated by the first radiation source.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward white light illumination systems (so called “white LEDs”) that comprise a multi-chip excitation source and a phosphor package. In a two-chip source, the two LEDs may be UV-emitting and blue emitting, or blue-emitting and green-emitting. The phosphor package is configured to emit photoluminescence in wavelengths ranging from about 440 nm to about 700 nm upon co-excitation from the first and second radiation sources. The photoluminescence emitted by the phosphors is at least 40 percent of the total power in the white light illumination, and the portion of the total power in the white light illumination contributed by the first and second radiation sources (LEDs) is less than about 60 percent. This ratio can vary in alternative embodiments, and includes 50/50, 60/40, 70/30, and 80/20, respectively. The white light illumination emitted by the system has in one embodiment a color rendering index (CRI) greater than about 90.
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1. A white light illumination system comprising a multi-chip excitation source and a phosphor package, the multi-chip excitation source comprising:
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a first radiation source for providing co-excitation radiation to the phosphor package, the source emitting in wavelengths ranging from about 250 nm to about 410 nm; a second radiation source for providing co-excitation radiation to the phosphor package, the source emitting in wavelengths ranging from about 410 nm to about 540 nm; and a phosphor package configured to emit photoluminescence upon co-excitation from the first and second radiation sources; and wherein a final light product visible to the human eye generated by the white light illumination system comprises photoluminescence from the phosphor package and light generated by the second radiation source, but not light generated by the first radiation source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A white light illumination system comprising a multi-chip excitation source and a phosphor package, the multi-chip excitation source comprising:
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a first radiation source for providing co-excitation radiation to the phosphor package emitting in wavelengths ranging from about 410 nm to about 480 nm; a second radiation source for providing co-excitation radiation to the phosphor package, the source emitting in wavelengths ranging from about 480 nm to about 540 nm; and a phosphor package configured to emit photoluminescence upon co-excitation from the first and second radiation sources, wherein the phosphor package emits photoluminescence in wavelengths that comprise at least one of;
a range from about 480 to 530 nm, a range from about 530 to 590 nm, a range from about 590 to 620 nm, and a range greater than about 620 nm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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