Reflective nanofiber lighting devices
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1. A fiber-based reflective lighting device comprising:
- a source configured to generate a primary light;
a substrate including a mat of reflective nanofibers, the fibers having an average fiber diameter AFD less than 500 nm which diffusively reflects visible light upon illumination with at least the primary light;
said mat having a basis weight less than 40 gram per square meter (gsm) and a reflectance greater than 80%; and
a light exit configured to emanate the reflected light.
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Abstract
A fiber-based reflective lighting device. The lighting device includes a source configured to generate a primary light, a substrate including a mat of reflective nanofibers, and a light exit configured to emanate the reflected light. The fibers have an average fiber diameter AFD less than 500 nm which diffusively reflects visible light upon illumination with at least the primary light. The mat has a basis weight less than 40 gram per square meter (gsm) and a reflectance greater than 80%.
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1. A fiber-based reflective lighting device comprising:
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a source configured to generate a primary light; a substrate including a mat of reflective nanofibers, the fibers having an average fiber diameter AFD less than 500 nm which diffusively reflects visible light upon illumination with at least the primary light; said mat having a basis weight less than 40 gram per square meter (gsm) and a reflectance greater than 80%; and a light exit configured to emanate the reflected light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A lighting device insert comprising:
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a substrate including a nanofiber mat of reflective fibers, the fibers having an average fiber diameter less than 500 nm which diffusively reflects visible light upon illumination with at least a primary light; said nanofiber mat having an average interfiber spacing, as determined by mean flow pore diameter, that is less than 80% of the maximum interfiber spacing, as determined by the bubble point; said nanofiber mat configured to diffusively reflect at least 80% of incident light.
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31. A method for diffusively reflecting visible light, comprising:
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directing a primary light beam to a mat of reflective nanofibers; diffusively reflecting visible light from the mat of reflective nanofibers, said nanofibers having an average fiber diameter less than 500 nm and the mat has an average interfiber spacing, as determined by mean flow pore diameter, that is less than 80% of the maximum interfiber spacing, as determined by the bubble point.
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