Abstract: A light source assembly comprising: a solid state lighting device; a wavelength converting element arranged to receive light emitted by the solid state lighting device and adapted to convert some of the received light to a different wavelength; and a scattering layer applied to a light emitting surface of the wavelength converting element. The scattering layer is adapted to scatter light back to the wavelength converting element, and a backscattering strength of the scattering layer varies over said light emitting surface so as to reduce variations in the color of the light emitted from the light emitting surface.

Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (10) comprising a light source (100) configured to generate light source light (101) and a light converter element (200), wherein the light converter element (200) comprises a light transmissive matrix (205), wherein the light transmissive matrix (205) comprises: (i) a first luminescent material (210) configured to convert at least part of one or more of (a) the light source light (101) and (b) optionally a second luminescent material light (221) from an optional second luminescent material (220) into a first luminescent material light (211); and (ii) a thermo-responsive liquid crystalline compound (250); wherein the light transmissive matrix (205) is configured in thermal contact with the light source (100), and wherein the lighting device (10) is further configured to provide lighting device light (11) comprising said light source light (101), said first luminescent material light (210) and optionally said second luminescent material light (221), and wherein said lig

Abstract: An optical vital signs sensor configured to measure or determine vital signs of a user comprises a light source configured to generate a light beam having an angular range of angles of incidence. The light beam is directed towards the skin of the user. A photo detector is provided and is configured to detect light which is indicative of a reflection of the light beam from the light source in or from the skin of the user. The light source and the photo detector are arranged adjacent to each other and on the same side of the skin of the user. A light shaping unit is configured to shape the light beam of the light source before the light beam enters the skin by limiting the angular range of angle of incidence to less than 20°.

Abstract: Proposed is a light source comprising: first and second semiconductor diode structures adapted to generate light, the first and second semiconductor diode structures being laterally adjacent to each other; a light output section at least partially overlapping both of the first and second semiconductor diode structures and adapted to output light from the first and second semiconductor diode structures; and a light reflecting structure at least partially enclosing side surfaces of the first and second semiconductor diode structures and the light output section and adapted to reflect light from the semiconductor diode structures towards the light output section. The area of the light output section is less than the combined area of the first and second semiconductor diode structures.

Abstract: Proposed is a light source comprising first and second LED light sources. Each of the first and second LED light sources have: a semiconductor diode structure adapted to generate light; and a light output section above the semiconductor diode structure adapted to output light from the semiconductor diode structure in a light output direction, the area of the light output section being less than the area of the semiconductor diode structure. The second LED light source is arranged above and at least partially overlapping the first LED light source with non-aligned light output sections with respect to the light output direction.

Abstract: A LED luminaire (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) is provided. The LED luminaire (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) comprises a LED light source (102) arranged to emit light into a light guide (104), the light guide (104) is arranged to guide the light from the LED light source (102) to a light out-coupling element (106). A reflector (108) forms a partly enclosed space (110) and comprises a slot (112), wherein the light guide (104) extends through the slot (112), the light out-coupling element (106) is arranged in the partly enclosed space (110) of the reflector (108), and the LED light source (102) is arranged outside the partly enclosed space (110) of the reflector (108) wherein the reflector (108) is arranged such that light exiting the reflector (108) has an angle different from zero with respect to a propagation direction of light in the light guide (104). This provides for a compact LED luminaire.

Abstract: A LED circuit comprises an array of LEDs is arranged in a matrix. The matrix is connected to at least three power rail lines. The LEDs are formed as a first LED arrangement (34) between a first power rail line (30) and a second power rail line (32) and a second LED arrangement (36) between the second power rail line (32) and a third power rail line (30) of the same voltage as the first power rail line. This means there are alternating power rail lines interspersed with the matrix of LEDs. This enables the driving voltages to be kept low and it improves scalability of the design.

Abstract: A window system has, within the window frame, a solar panel on the outside and a lighting panel on the inside. An efficient, non-transparent, thermal insulation layer can be used between the solar panel and the lighting panel.

Abstract: To improve the illumination efficiency of hand-held illumination devices, this invention proposes a new illumination device having the “rolling” function, which is capable of illuminating the target area on which a user is currently focusing and rolling the illuminated area as the user is reading forward or backward. The illumination device comprises two pluralities of lighting elements, an illuminating body and a controller. The controller can control one plurality of lighting elements to emit light to illuminate a part of the illuminating body, which can further deflect the light to a part of the surface of the target.

Abstract: A light output device and manufacturing method in which an array of LEDs is embedded in an encapsulation layer. An array of cavities (or regions of different refractive index) is formed in the encapsulation layer. The cavities/regions have a density or size that is dependent on their proximity to the light emitting diode locations, in order to reduce hot spots (local high light intensity areas) and thereby render the light output more uniform over the area of the device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight for illuminating back lit displays (e.g. LC displays of LCD televisions). In order to enable a thin design of the backlight and a high uniformity of the light emitted by the backlight, an apparatus may be provided with transparent and diffusing masking elements that may mask individual light sources and may diffuse light back into a light guide. Absorbing elements and/or retro-reflective elements may be arranged proximate the light sources in order to avoid generation of bright spots or rings around the light sources.

Abstract: A lighting device has an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs), an adhesion layer having portions with photo-activated electrical conductivity over the LEDs, and electrically charged scattering particles adhered by electrostatic attraction to the adhesion layer portions, thereby forming scattering regions that are self-aligned to the light emitting diodes. A method for manufacturing the lighting device includes photo-activating the adhesion layer using light output from the light emitting diodes to locally vary the conductivity of the adhesion layer; and attaching electrically charged scattering particles to the adhesion layer by electrostatic attraction.

Abstract: A method is provided, wherein a lighting device (200, 300, 400, 500) comprising an at least partly light transmitting envelope (110) and a solid state light source (120) is manufactured. The method comprises arranging (710) an at least partly light transmitting plastic material (140) in a mold (130) having a surface structure (132) arranged on an inner surface portion of the mold and blow molding (720) the plastic material so as to form the envelope. During the blow molding, the surface structure is at least partly transferred to the at least partly light transmitting plastic material, thereby forming an optical structure (150) on a portion of an outer surface of the envelope. The envelope is then removed (730) from the mold and arranged (740) to at least partly enclose the solid state light source. The optical structure may be formed to generate a desired optical effect.

Abstract: A lighting device (100, 200, 300, 400) is disclosed, comprising an at least partly light transmitting envelope (110) arranged to at least partly enclose a light source (120). The envelope comprises a portion (114) that is elastic such that its extension and orientation relative to a nominal optical axis of a base (140) of the lighting device is adjustable so as to allow for light output from the lighting device to be modified. A method for manufacturing such lighting device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lighting system comprising a plurality of controllable light emitting elements is disclosed. The lighting system further comprising a spreading optical element arranged in front of the plurality of light emitting elements to shape the light emitted from the lighting elements, and a controller for varying a light emission angle range of light emitted from the spreading optical element by controlling each of the plurality of controllable light emitting elements. This allows the light emitted from the spreading optical element to be varied without varying any physical parts of the lighting system, because the controller now controls each of the light emitting elements, by e.g. dimming one or more of the light emitting elements or by switching one or more of the light emitting elements off.

Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination module (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (2) distributed over a light guiding plate (3) accommodating said light sources and capable of guiding light of said light sources through at least a portion of said plate. The light guiding plate has one or more out-coupling structures (4), preferably arranged around each light source, so that at least a portion of the light emitted by a first light source (2A) and at least a portion of the light emitted by a second adjacent light source (2B) mix within said light guiding plate before leaving said illumination module as a single substantially collimated mixed light beam. The invention further relates to a lamp and a display apparatus comprising such an illumination module.

Abstract: A light output device and manufacturing method in which an array of LEDs is embedded in an encapsulation layer. An array of cavities (or regions of different refractive index) is formed in the encapsulation layer. The cavities/regions have a density or size that is dependent on their proximity to the light emitting diode locations, in order to reduce hot spots (local high light intensity areas) and thereby render the light output more uniform over the area of the device.

Abstract: A light output device and manufacturing method in which an array of LEDs (34) is embedded in an encapsulation layer (32). An array of cavities (30) (or regions of different refractive index) is formed in the encapsulation layer (32). The cavities/regions (30) have a density or size that is dependent on their proximity to the light emitting diode (34) locations, in order to reduce hot spots (local high light intensity areas) and thereby render the light output more uniform over the area of the device.

Abstract: The invention describes a light sensor (1) comprising a filter arrangement (11), which filter arrangement (11) comprises a number of spectral filters (F1, F2, . . . , Fn) for filtering incident light (L), wherein a spectral filter (F1, F2, . . . , Fn) is realized to pass a distinct component of the incident light (L), an aperture arrangement (12) for admitting a fraction of the incident light (L), and a sensor arrangement (13) realized to collect the admitted filtered light (L?), which sensor arrangement (13) comprises an array of sensor elements (130) for generating image-related signals (S, S1, S2, . . . , Sn) and which sensor array is sub-divided into a number of regions (R1, R2, . . . , Rn), wherein a region (R1, R2, . . . , Rn) of the sensor array is allocated to a corresponding spectral filter (Fi, F2, . . . , Fn) such that an image-related signal (S) generated by a sensor element (130) of a particular region (R1, R2, . . .

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight for illuminating back lit displays (e.g. LC displays of LCD televisions). In order to enable a thin design of the backlight and a high uniformity of the light emitted by the backlight, an apparatus may be provided with transparent and diffusing masking elements that may mask individual light sources and may diffuse light back into a light guide. Absorbing elements and/or retro-reflective elements may be arranged proximate the light sources in order to avoid generation of bright spots or rings around the light sources.