Abstract: Light-emitting devices including solid-state light-emitting devices, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and LED packages with reinforcement materials and related methods are disclosed. Reinforcement materials may include fibers and/or particles that are incorporated in various elements of light-emitting devices to provide improved mechanical strength, reduced differences in thermal expansion, improved adhesion between various device elements, modified optical characteristics such as modified far field patterns, and/or improved manufacturability. Reinforcement materials may be provided within support elements on which LED chips are mounted. In certain aspects, the support elements may be light-transmissive to light emitted by the LED chips. Reinforcement materials may also be provided in laminate films are that provided on support elements. Such laminate films may provide build-up structures that form cavities for the LED chip, or the laminate films may conformally cover the LED chips.

Abstract: Solid state lighting components are provided with improved color rendering, improved color uniformity, and improved directional lighting, and that are suitable for use in high output lighting applications and can be used in place of CDMH bulb lighting. Exemplary solid state lighting components include a substrate comprising a light emitter surface and or more light emitters disposed on and/or over the light emitter surface. Exemplary components include a light directing optic and/or a diffusing optic for mixing light. The light directing optic may be disposed at least partially around a perimeter of the light emitter surface. The diffusing optic may be disposed between portions of the light directing optic and spaced apart from the light emitter surface.

Abstract: Solid state lighting components are provided with improved color rendering, improved color uniformity, and improved directional lighting, and that are suitable for use in high output lighting applications and can be used in place of CDMH bulb lighting. Exemplary solid state lighting components include a substrate comprising a light emitter surface and or more light emitters disposed on and/or over the light emitter surface. Exemplary components include a light directing optic and/or a diffusing optic for mixing light. The light directing optic may be disposed at least partially around a perimeter of the light emitter surface. The diffusing optic may be disposed between portions of the light directing optic and spaced apart from the light emitter surface.

Abstract: Solid state lighting components are provided with improved color rendering, improved color uniformity, and improved directional lighting, and that are suitable for use in high output lighting applications and can be used in place of CDMH bulb lighting. Exemplary solid state lighting components include a substrate comprising a light emitter surface and or more light emitters disposed on and/or over the light emitter surface. Exemplary components include a light directing optic and/or a diffusing optic for mixing light. The light directing optic may be disposed at least partially around a perimeter of the light emitter surface. The diffusing optic may be disposed between portions of the light directing optic and spaced apart from the light emitter surface.

Abstract: Solid state lighting apparatuses, systems, and related methods for improved heat distribution are described. A solid state lighting apparatus can include a substrate and an array of solid state light emitters of varying power arranged on or over the substrate, wherein a predetermined group of the solid state light emitters includes solid state light emitters non-uniformly spaced apart from one another. A method of providing a solid stare lighting apparatus can include providing a substrate, and mounting an array of solid state light emitters of varying power on or over the substrate such that a predetermined group of the solid state light emitters includes solid state light emitters non-uniformly spaced apart from one another.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes an LED and an associated recipient luminophoric medium that includes respective first through fourth luminescent materials that down-convert respective first through fourth portions of the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having respective first through fourth peak wavelengths. The first peak wavelength is in the green color range and the second through fourth peak wavelengths are in the red color range. The second and third luminescent materials each emit light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of at least 70 nanometers, while the fourth luminescent material emits light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of less than 60 nanometers. Embodiments that only include three luminescent materials are also disclosed.

Abstract: Solid state light fixtures include a plurality of blue-shifted-yellow/green light emitting diode (“LED”) packages and a plurality of blue-shifted-red LED packages, where the solid state light fixture emits light having a correlated color temperature of between 1800 K and 5500 K, a CRI value of between 80 and 99, a CRI R9 value of between 15 and 75, and a Qg value of between 90 and 110 when the blue-shifted-yellow/green LED packages and the blue-shifted-red LED packages are operating at steady-state operating temperatures of at least 80° C.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes an LED and an associated recipient luminophoric medium that includes respective first through fourth luminescent materials that down-convert respective first through fourth portions of the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having respective first through fourth peak wavelengths. The first peak wavelength is in the green color range and the second through fourth peak wavelengths are in the red color range. The second and third luminescent materials each emit light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of at least 70 nanometers, while the fourth luminescent material emits light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of less than 60 nanometers. Embodiments that only include three luminescent materials are also disclosed.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes an LED and a recipient luminophoric medium that includes a first narrow-spectrum luminescent material that down-converts a first portion of the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having a first peak wavelength in the green-yellow color range and a second narrow-spectrum luminescent material that down-converts a second portion of the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having a second peak wavelength in an orange-red color range. The first and second luminescent materials and any additional narrow-spectrum luminescent materials that are included in the recipient luminophoric medium generate at least 80% of the light emitted by the recipient luminophoric medium. A CRI value of the combined light emitted by the semiconductor light emitting device is at least 60 and less than 80.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes an LED and an associated recipient luminophoric medium that includes respective first through fourth luminescent materials that down-convert respective first through fourth portions of the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having respective first through fourth peak wavelengths. The first peak wavelength is in the green color range and the second through fourth peak wavelengths are in the red color range. The second and third luminescent materials each emit light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of at least 70 nanometers, while the fourth luminescent material emits light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of less than 60 nanometers. Embodiments that only include three luminescent materials are also disclosed.

Abstract: Solid state light fixtures include a plurality of blue-shifted-yellow/green light emitting diode (“LED”) packages and a plurality of blue-shifted-red LED packages, where the solid state light fixture emits light having a correlated color temperature of between 1800 K and 5500 K, a CRI value of between 80 and 99, a CRI R9 value of between 15 and 75, and a Qg value of between 90 and 110 when the blue-shifted-yellow/green LED packages and the blue-shifted-red LED packages are operating at steady-state operating temperatures of at least 80° C.

Abstract: Solid state light fixtures include a plurality of blue-shifted-yellow/green light emitting diode (“LED”) packages and a plurality of blue-shifted-red LED packages, where the solid state light fixture emits light having a correlated color temperature of between 1800 K and 5500 K, a CRI value of between 80 and 99, a CRI R9 value of between 15 and 75, and a Qg value of between 90 and 110 when the blue-shifted-yellow/green LED packages and the blue-shifted-red LED packages are operating at steady-state operating temperatures of at least 80° C.

Abstract: Solid state light fixtures include a plurality of blue-shifted-yellow/green light emitting diode (“LED”) packages and a plurality of blue-shifted-red LED packages, where the solid state light fixture emits light having a correlated color temperature of between 1800 K and 5500 K, a CRI value of between 80 and 99, a CRI R9 value of between 15 and 75, and a Qg value of between 90 and 110 when the blue-shifted-yellow/green LED packages and the blue-shifted-red LED packages are operating at steady-state operating temperatures of at least 80° C.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes an LED and an associated recipient luminophoric medium that includes respective first through fourth luminescent materials that down-convert respective first through fourth portions of the radiation emitted by the LED to radiation having respective first through fourth peak wavelengths. The first peak wavelength is in the green color range and the second through fourth peak wavelengths are in the red color range. The second and third luminescent materials each emit light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of at least 70 nanometers, while the fourth luminescent material emits light having a full-width half maximum bandwidth of less than 60 nanometers. Embodiments that only include three luminescent materials are also disclosed.

Abstract: Solid state lighting components are provided with improved color rendering, improved color uniformity, and improved directional lighting, and that are suitable for use in high output lighting applications and can be used in place of CDMH bulb lighting. Exemplary solid state lighting components include a substrate comprising a light emitter surface and or more light emitters disposed on and/or over the light emitter surface. Exemplary components include a light directing optic and/or a diffusing optic for mixing light. The light directing optic may be disposed at least partially around a perimeter of the light emitter surface. The diffusing optic may be disposed between portions of the light directing optic and spaced apart from the light emitter surface.

Abstract: Solid state lighting apparatuses, systems, and related methods for improved heat distribution are described. A solid state lighting apparatus can include a substrate and an array of solid state light emitters of varying power arranged on or over the substrate, wherein a predetermined group of the solid state light emitters includes solid state light emitters non-uniformly spaced apart from one another. A method of providing a solid stare lighting apparatus can include providing a substrate, and mounting an array of solid state light emitters of varying power on or over the substrate such that a predetermined group of the solid state light emitters includes solid state light emitters non-uniformly spaced apart from one another.

Abstract: Light emitter devices for light emitting diodes (LED chips) and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment a light emitter device includes a substrate and a chip on board (COB) array of LED chips disposed over the substrate. A layer having wavelength conversion material provided therein is disposed over the array of LED chips for forming a light emitting surface from which light is emitted upon activation of the LED chips. In some aspects, the wavelength conversion material includes phosphoric or lumiphoric material that is settled and/or more densely concentrated within one or more predetermined portions of the layer. In some aspects, the devices and methods provided herein can comprise a lumen density of approximately 30 lm/mm2 or greater.

Abstract: Light emitter devices for light emitting diodes (LED chips) and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment a light emitter device includes a substrate and a chip on board (COB) array of LED chips disposed over the substrate. A layer having wavelength conversion material provided therein is disposed over the array of LED chips for forming a light emitting surface from which light is emitted upon activation of the LED chips. In some aspects, the wavelength conversion material includes phosphoric or lumiphoric material that is settled and/or more densely concentrated within one or more predetermined portions of the layer. In some aspects, the devices and methods provided herein can comprise a lumen density of approximately 30 lm/mm2 or greater.

Abstract: Light emitter devices and methods are provided herein. In some aspects, emitter devices and methods provided herein are for light emitting diode (LED) chips and can include providing a substrate, a conductive trace over the substrate, and at least one or more direct attach LED chip over the substrate. A layer of non-conductive and reflective material is disposed over the surface of wherein the layer of reflective material covers at least 25% or more of a surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Remote component devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In one aspect, remote component devices, systems, and methods can include a body for lockably securing the remote component to a housing. Devices, systems, and methods can also include one or more light emitting devices disposed over the body. An optical material can be remotely located at least a first distance away from the one or more light emitting devices. Remote component devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein can be used as replacements and/or equivalent light products for standard filament light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs.