Lighting apparatus
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1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
- laser light modification units configured to modify laser light to modified light, wherein a first laser light modification unit of the laser light modification units comprises a first luminescent material for emitting a first luminescent light and a second laser light modification unit of the laser light modification units comprises a second luminescent material for emitting a second luminescent light, the first luminescent light and the second luminescent light being the modified light when illuminated by the laser light;
a laser for emitting the laser light that is to be directed along a longitudinal axis of the lighting apparatus to the first and second luminescent material of the laser light modification units;
a first layer and an opposing second layer; and
an intermediate transparent layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer,wherein the laser light modification units are arranged between the first layer and the second layer,wherein at least one of the first layer and the second layer comprises a transparent material being transparent to the modified light,wherein the laser light modification units are configured to allow the modified light to pass through the transparent material, said laser light modification units being arranged at different locations between the first layer and the second layer,wherein only the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material protrude in a transverse direction transverse to the laser light and to the longitudinal axis of the lighting apparatus, and wherein a first protruding length of the first luminescent material is different from a second protruding length of the second luminescent material, the first protruding length and the second protruding length being a length of protrusion into the laser light along the transverse direction of the laser light, andwherein the laser and the first and second luminescent material of the laser light modification units are arranged such that the laser light modification units are simultaneously illuminatable by the laser light, andwherein the intermediate transparent layer comprises one of gas and liquid.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a laser light modification unit for modifying laser light from a laser to form a modified light. The lighting apparatus further includes a first layer and an opposing second layer, where the laser light modification unit is between the first and second layers. One of these two layers includes a transparent material being transparent to the modified light. The laser light modification unit is configured to allow the modified light to pass through the transparent material.
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16 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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laser light modification units configured to modify laser light to modified light, wherein a first laser light modification unit of the laser light modification units comprises a first luminescent material for emitting a first luminescent light and a second laser light modification unit of the laser light modification units comprises a second luminescent material for emitting a second luminescent light, the first luminescent light and the second luminescent light being the modified light when illuminated by the laser light; a laser for emitting the laser light that is to be directed along a longitudinal axis of the lighting apparatus to the first and second luminescent material of the laser light modification units; a first layer and an opposing second layer; and an intermediate transparent layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the laser light modification units are arranged between the first layer and the second layer, wherein at least one of the first layer and the second layer comprises a transparent material being transparent to the modified light, wherein the laser light modification units are configured to allow the modified light to pass through the transparent material, said laser light modification units being arranged at different locations between the first layer and the second layer, wherein only the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material protrude in a transverse direction transverse to the laser light and to the longitudinal axis of the lighting apparatus, and wherein a first protruding length of the first luminescent material is different from a second protruding length of the second luminescent material, the first protruding length and the second protruding length being a length of protrusion into the laser light along the transverse direction of the laser light, and wherein the laser and the first and second luminescent material of the laser light modification units are arranged such that the laser light modification units are simultaneously illuminatable by the laser light, and wherein the intermediate transparent layer comprises one of gas and liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of producing a lighting apparatus comprising the acts of:
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providing at least two laser light modification units for modifying laser light to modified light, a laser for emitting the laser light that is to be directed along a longitudinal axis of the lighting apparatus to luminescent material of the at least two laser light modification units, a first layer and an opposing second layer, and an intermediate transparent layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer, wherein a first laser light modification unit of the at least two laser light modification units comprises a first luminescent material for emitting a first luminescent light and a second laser light modification unit of the at least two laser light modification units comprises a second luminescent material for emitting a second luminescent light, the first luminescent light and the second luminescent light being the modified light when illuminated by the laser light, wherein at least one of the first layer and the second layer comprises a transparent material being transparent to the modified light, wherein the at least two laser light modification units are configured to allow the modified light to pass through the transparent material, wherein only the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material protrude in a transverse direction transverse to the laser light and to the longitudinal axis, and wherein a first protruding length of the first luminescent material is different from a second protruding length of the second luminescent material, wherein the first length and the second protruding length are a length of protrusion into the laser light along the transverse direction of the laser light; and arranging the first and second luminescent material of the at least two laser light modification units, the laser, the first layer and the second layer such that the laser light modification units are arranged between the first layer and the second layer, such that the at least two laser light modification units are simultaneously illuminatable by the laser light and the laser light is directable to the at least two laser light modification units for generating the modified light, and that the modified light is allowed to pass through the transparent material, wherein the intermediate transparent layer comprises one of gas and liquid. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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laser light modification units configured to modify laser light to modified light, wherein a first laser light modification unit of the laser light modification units comprises a first luminescent material for emitting a first luminescent light and a second laser light modification unit of the laser light modification units comprises a second luminescent material for emitting a second luminescent light, the first luminescent light and the second luminescent light being the modified light when illuminated by the laser light; a laser for emitting the laser light that is to be directed along a longitudinal axis of the lighting apparatus to the first and second luminescent material of the laser light modification units; a first layer and an opposing second layer; an intermediate transparent layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer to form a laminate; and a waveguide arranged in the intermediate transparent layer, wherein the waveguide comprises a cladding and an optical fiber, and the first luminescent material and the second luminescent material are placed on the optical fiber, and wherein the cladding comprises openings for forming the laser light modification units for allowing the laser light to leave the waveguide and pass through a transparent material of least one of the first layer and the second layer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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laser light modification units configured to modify laser light to modified light, wherein a first laser light modification unit of the laser light modification units comprises a first luminescent material for emitting a first luminescent light and a second laser light modification unit of the laser light modification units comprises a second luminescent material for emitting a second luminescent light, the first luminescent light and the second luminescent light being the modified light when illuminated by the laser light; a laser for emitting the laser light that is to be directed along a longitudinal axis of the lighting apparatus to the first and second luminescent material of the laser light modification units; a first layer and an opposing second layer; an intermediate transparent layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer to form a laminate; a waveguide arranged in the intermediate transparent layer; a further waveguide; beam splitting elements configured to divide the laser light of the laser into two laser beams for illuminating a first group of the laser light modification units of the waveguide and a second group of the laser light modification units of the further waveguide; and a coupling unit configured to couple the two laser beams into one the waveguide and the further waveguide such that the waveguide and the further waveguide are independently addressable, wherein the waveguide comprises a cladding, and wherein the cladding comprises openings for forming the laser light modification units for allowing the laser light to leave the waveguide and pass through a transparent material of least one of the first layer and the second layer.
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