Abstract: A light emitting device with a light source to emit primary light and a light conversion layer to convert at least a part of the primary light into secondary light includes a CaAlSiN light converting material with a transmissivity of ?10% to ?80% for a light in the wavelength range from ?580 to ?1000 nm.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 26, 2006
Date of Patent:
April 17, 2012
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Inventors:
Peter J. Schmidt, Joerg Meyer, Walter Mayr, Wolfgang Busselt, Hans-Helmut Bechtel