Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; a substrate including a groove-like light guide extending along a first direction, emission light emitted from the light emitting element and introduced into the light guide being reflected by an inner wall surface of the light guide, spreading along the first direction, and being turned into upward light directed upward above the substrate; and a lens provided above the light guide and configured to collect the upward light and control light distribution characteristic in a plane generally perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes first and second plate electrodes, a light emitting element and an insulator. The first plate electrode includes first and second major surfaces. The second plate electrode includes third and fourth major surfaces. The light emitting element is placed between the first surface and third major surfaces. The light emitting element includes a semiconductor stacked body having a fifth major surface and a sixth major surface, a first electrode and a second electrode. The semiconductor stacked body includes a light emitting layer. Optical axis is made perpendicular to a side surface of the semiconductor stacked body. The insulator is provided in contact with the first and second plate electrodes and including a window. The light beam is enabled to pass through the window and to be emitted outward.

Abstract: A discharge lamp includes an airtight tube including a light-emitting unit in which a space is formed and seal portions formed at least on one end of the light-emitting unit, a discharge medium including a metal halide and a rare gas sealed in the light-emitting unit, a metal foil sealed into the seal portion, and a pair of electrodes one ends of which are overlapped and connected to the metal foil and the other ends of which are provided such that they are led into the space of the light-emitting unit and arranged in opposition to each other. A concavity is formed on at least a portion of the back surface side of the metal foil on which the electrode is overlapped, and a compression distortion is formed on the seal portion in the vicinity of the concavity.

Abstract: A light emitting device, includes: a casing; a window; a semiconductor laser provided in an enclosed space formed by the casing and the window; and a fluorescent material in a form of any one of a crystal and glass, the fluorescent material being provided in the enclosed space, the fluorescent material absorbing laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser and emitting secondary light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the laser light, and the secondary light being taken out through the window.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal panel manufacturing apparatus includes a treatment bath, a light transmissive window, a liquid flowing unit, and a light irradiation unit. The treatment bath is configured to contain a liquid and to treat a panel in the liquid, wherein the panel includes a liquid crystal layer having a photo-polymerizable material and a liquid crystal composition. The light transmissive window is provided in the treatment bath. The liquid flowing unit is configured to cause the liquid to flow along a major surface of the panel. A light irradiation unit is configured to irradiate the panel with a light to polymerize the photo-polymerizable material via the light transmissive window.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light source, an optical waveguide body, a light emitting layer and a first reflection layer. The optical waveguide body includes a first end surface to which light from the first light source is injected, and a second end surface opposed to the first end surface and provided in a light guiding direction of the light. The light emitting layer includes, along the light guiding direction, phosphor particles capable of absorbing the light and emitting wavelength converted light or a light diffusing agent diffusing the light. The first reflection layer is provided on the second end surface and is capable of reflecting part of the light guided in the optical waveguide body. Diffused light from the light emitting layer is emitted to outside of the optical waveguide body.

Abstract: An automotive discharge lamp, having an inner tube including a light emitting unit having a first space therein and seal portions formed on the light emitting unit, a discharge medium containing a first gas enclosed in the first space, a metal foil sealed in the seal portions, electrodes with one end connected to the metal foil and other end extended into the first space, and an outer tube connected to the inner tube to form a second space between the outer tube and the inner tube, wherein the second space has a second gas enclosed therein and the oxygen concentration in the second space is 1.0 volume % or less.

Abstract: A metal halide lamp is comprised of an airtight tube having a discharge section in which a discharge space is formed; a discharge medium which is enclosed in the discharge space, contains metal halide exhibiting a molar ratio of sodium halide to scandium halide of 1.5 or below and 8 atm or higher of xenon but does not substantially contain mercury; and a pair of electrodes with their tip ends arranged to oppose to each other in the discharge space, wherein halogen atoms bonded to metal in the metal halide mostly consist of iodine and bromine atoms, and a ratio of the bromine atoms is in a range of 10 to 50% and the total amount of the metal halide enclosed is 0.02 mg/?l or less.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light source capable of emitting emission light, a first phosphor layer and an optical waveguide. A first phosphor layer has at least a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, extends in a light guiding direction, and is capable of absorbing the emission light and emitting first wavelength converted light having a longer wavelength than the emission light. The optical waveguide has a reflector. And the optical waveguide has an input surface of the emission light, a reflection surface being in contact with the first surface of the first phosphor layer and provided on a surface of the reflector, and an output surface spaced from the first phosphor layer. The reflection surface and the output surface extend in the light guiding direction.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a backlight device includes a plurality of light guide plates, a plurality of light sources and a light-source substrate. The light guide plates overlap each other with a same light output direction; each of the light guide plates includes a plurality of stripe-shaped projections aligned on a light output face and a light output pattern. Each of the light sources emits light incident into any one of the light guide plates and propagating in an extending direction of the stripe-shaped projections. The light-source substrate includes a plurality of interconnections, a turning-on signal is selectively supplied via the interconnections to at least one of light source groups, and each of the light source groups includes at least one of the light sources. At least one part of a light emission face, including the light output faces, emits light output from the light source group receiving the turning-on signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metal halide lamp, comprising an airtight tube having a discharge portion with a discharge space therein and a pair of sealing portions formed at both ends of the discharge portion; a discharge medium substantially free from mercury enclosed in the discharge space, the discharge medium including a rare gas and a metal halide, the metal halide including a scandium halide; metal foils sealed in the sealing portions; a pair of electrodes having one ends connected to the metal foils and the other ends arranged to face each other within the discharge space; and coils wound around the electrodes within the sealing portions, wherein the scandium halide has a weight ratio of not less than 30%, and the coils have an outer diameter R of not less than 0.45 mm but not more than 0.60 mm.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a light emitting device in which a semiconductor laser diode is used as a light source to efficiently obtain visible light having high uniformity of a luminance distribution. The light emitting device has a semiconductor laser diode that emits a laser beam. And the device has a light guide component that includes an upper surface, a lower surface, two side faces opposite each other, and two end faces opposite each other, the laser beam being incident from a first end face of the light guide component, the light guide component having indentation in the lower surface, the laser beam being reflected by the lower surface and emitted in an upper surface direction. The light emitting device also has a luminous component that is provided on an upper surface side of the light guide component and absorbs the laser beam emitted from the light guide component and emits visible light.

Abstract: A dielectric barrier discharge lamp (14) has an inside electrode (142) in a tube axis direction within the airtight container (141), which has ultraviolet transmission properties and a long tube shape, and an outside electrode (143) having a semicircular shape arranged outside of the airtight container (141) in close contact with it. Besides, an excimer-forming gas is sealed in the airtight container (141). AC voltage supplied from the power source (11) is converted into DC voltage through a converter (12) and outputted. A high-frequency wave is generated by an inverter (13) based on the DC voltage supplied from the converter (12), and a dielectric barrier discharge is induced in the dielectric barrier discharge lamp (14) to irradiate ultraviolet rays. The converter (12) is configured by connecting in series the outputs of DC power sources (121), (122).

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; a substrate including a groove-like light guide extending along a first direction, emission light emitted from the light emitting element and introduced into the light guide being reflected by an inner wall surface of the light guide, spreading along the first direction, and being turned into upward light directed upward above the substrate; and a lens provided above the light guide and configured to collect the upward light and control light distribution characteristic in a plane generally perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: A thin, linear or planar lighting apparatus with a hollow cavity having a uniform luminance distribution over a lighting surface. The lighting apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light having a narrow-angle light intensity distribution characteristic, a diffuser plate disposed in a position spaced apart by a predetermined distance from an optical axis of the light emitted from the light source, and a reflection member. The reflection member includes a level surface substantially parallel to the optical axis and an inclined surface inclined to the optical axis at a predetermined angle so that a uniform illuminance distribution over a lighting surface is achieved. A hollow region is formed between the diffuser plate and the reflection member, and the diffuser plate is illuminated with light reflected off the level surface and the inclined surface via the hollow region.

Abstract: Disclosed is an automotive discharge lamp, comprising an inner tube (1) including a light emitting unit (11) having a first space (15) therein and seal portions formed on the light emitting unit (11), a discharge medium containing a first gas enclosed in the first space (15), a metal foil (31) sealed in the seal portions (12), electrodes (32) with one end connected to the metal foil (31) and other end extended into the first space (15), and an outer tube (5) connected to the inner tube (1) to form a second space (51) between the outer tube (5) and the inner tube (1), wherein the second space (51) has a second gas enclosed therein and the second gas contains oxygen in a concentration of 1.0 volume % or less.

Abstract: A discharge lamp includes an airtight tube including a light-emitting unit in which a space is formed and seal portions formed at least on one end of the light-emitting unit, a discharge medium including a metal halide and a rare gas sealed in the light-emitting unit, a metal foil sealed into the seal portion, and a pair of electrodes one ends of which are overlapped and connected to the metal foil and the other ends of which are provided such that they are led into the space of the light-emitting unit and arranged in opposition to each other. A concavity is formed on at least a portion of the back surface side of the metal foil on which the electrode is overlapped, and a compression distortion is formed on the seal portion in the vicinity of the concavity.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus according to the present invention having an illuminant surface and configured to be able to adjust brightness for each of a plurality of divided areas of the illuminant surface, includes: an LD chip as a light source including a plurality of light emitting elements that can be independently driven, and configured to emit light from the plurality of light emitting elements; a plurality of fiber waveguide portions each coupled to at least one of the plurality of light emitting elements and configured to transmit light from the at least one of the plurality of light emitting elements coupled; and a plurality of minute wavelength conversion members each placed for each of the areas, configured to take in the light transmitted via corresponding fiber waveguide portions, and emit the taken-in light.

Abstract: A light emitting device, includes: a casing; a window; a semiconductor laser provided in an enclosed space formed by the casing and the window; and a fluorescent material in a form of any one of a crystal and glass, the fluorescent material being provided in the enclosed space, the fluorescent material absorbing laser light emitted from the semiconductor laser and emitting secondary light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the laser light, and the secondary light being taken out through the window.

Abstract: A peak of the radiation directivity of light emitted by each of LEDs is directed to a reflecting surface, and the light emitted by the LEDs is indirectly incident on an outer lens after reflection by the reflecting surface. Thus, problems, such as a local increase in brightness of a light emitting surface over areas corresponding to light emitting portions of the LEDs, are prevented. In addition, most of the light emitted by the LEDs is indirectly incident on the outer lens via the reflecting surface, so that dispersion of blue light and yellow light, which constitute the white light, by the outer lens is prevented. Thus, illumination light highly uniform in amount and color can be provided.