Abstract: A luminair and a display device including a light emitting diode, a light exit window and a luminescent layer arranged between the light emitting diode and the light exit window. The light emitting diode emits light of a first primary color. The luminescent layer is arranged between the light emitting diode and the light exit window for converting part of the light emitted by the light emitting diode into light of a second primary color. The luminescent layer includes a garnet luminescent material of one of at least Lutetium, Cerium, Silicon and Nitrogen, or a combination of a garnet luminescent material of at least Lutetium and Cerium and a garnet luminescent material of at least Cerium and at least one of Yttrium and Gadolinium.

Abstract: This invention relates to a light emitting device based on a Xe or Xe/Ne excimer discharge, e.g. a full color display screen or a xenon excimer lamp, comprising a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UVlight emitting phosphor. Full color plasma display panels (PDPs) according to the present invention comprising a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor for the red pixels show an improved color point and a shorter decay time compared to the use of the respective single red emitting Eu(III) activated phosphor. Xenon excimer lamps for illumination purposes (e.g. for LCD backlighting or X-Ray image illumination) comprising a phosphor blend of a redemitting Eu(III) activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor show an improved color rendering. The invention is also related to a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor.

Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination system, a luminaire and a display-device (200) comprising the illumination system. The illumination system (100, 101) comprises a light emitting diode (D1, D2), a light exit window (105) and a luminescent layer (120) arranged between the light emitting diode and the light exit window. The light emitting diode emits light of a first primary color (72, 75). The luminescent layer is arranged between the light emitting diode and the light exit window for converting part of the light emitted by the light emitting diode into light of a second primary color. The luminescent layer comprises a garnet luminescent material comprising at least Lutetium, Cerium, Silicon and Nitrogen (73), or it comprises a combination of a garnet luminescent material comprising at least Lutetium and Cerium (70) and a garnet luminescent material comprising at least Cerium and at least one element of the group comprising Yttrium and Gadolinium (71, 74).

Abstract: This invention relates to a light emitting device based on a Xe or Xe/Ne excimer discharge, e.g. a full colour display screen or a xenon excimer lamp, comprising a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UVlight emitting phosphor. Full colour plasma display panels (PDPs) according to the present invention comprising a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor for the red pixels show an improved colour point and a shorter decay time compared to the use of the respective single red emitting Eu(III) activated phosphor. Xenon excimer lamps for illumination purposes (e.g. for LCD backlighting or X-Ray image illumination) comprising a phosphor blend of a redemitting Eu(III) activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor show an improved colour rendering. The invention is also related to a phosphor blend of a red-emitting Eu(III)-activated phosphor and an UV-light emitting phosphor.