Remote light wavelength conversion device and associated methods
First Claim
1. A remote light wavelength conversion device for converting a source light emitted from a light source within a source wavelength range into a converted light within a converted wavelength range, the remote light wavelength conversion device comprising:
- a waveguide including a first end and a second end opposite the first end; and
a conversion material to convert the source light transmitted through the waveguide to the converted light at the second end;
wherein the source light is transmitted from the first end of the waveguide to the second end of the waveguide;
wherein the conversion material is applied to the second end to form a conversion coating;
wherein the conversion coating includes a plurality of conversion coatings, each one of the plurality of conversion coatings corresponds to a desired output color;
and wherein the plurality of conversion coatings is selectable to convert the source light into the converted light with the desired output color defined by a chromaticity; and
wherein the waveguide is a fiber having a core diameter of less than about ten micrometers.
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Abstract
A remote light wavelength conversion device is provided for converting a source light emitted from a light source within a source wavelength range into a converted light within a converted wavelength range. The remote light wavelength conversion device may include a waveguide and a color conversion optic. The waveguide may include a first end and a second end and the color conversion optic may be adjacently located at the second end of the waveguide. The color conversion optic may convert the source light transmitted through the waveguide to the converted light. The waveguide may be a fiber having a core diameter of less than about ten micrometers.
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26 Claims
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1. A remote light wavelength conversion device for converting a source light emitted from a light source within a source wavelength range into a converted light within a converted wavelength range, the remote light wavelength conversion device comprising:
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a waveguide including a first end and a second end opposite the first end; and a conversion material to convert the source light transmitted through the waveguide to the converted light at the second end; wherein the source light is transmitted from the first end of the waveguide to the second end of the waveguide; wherein the conversion material is applied to the second end to form a conversion coating; wherein the conversion coating includes a plurality of conversion coatings, each one of the plurality of conversion coatings corresponds to a desired output color; and wherein the plurality of conversion coatings is selectable to convert the source light into the converted light with the desired output color defined by a chromaticity; and wherein the waveguide is a fiber having a core diameter of less than about ten micrometers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a remote light wavelength conversion device comprising a waveguide configured to transmit a narrow wavelength range and having reduced light leak, the waveguide being a fiber having a core diameter of less than about ten micrometers and including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a color conversion optic comprising a plurality of quantum dots to convert source light transmitted through the waveguide, the method comprising:
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receiving the source light emitted from a light source within a source wavelength range at the first end of the waveguide; transmitting the source light from the first end of the waveguide to the second end of the waveguide; and converting the source light within the source wavelength range into the converted light within a converted wavelength range using the color conversion optic. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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