Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device comprising a plurality of solid state light sources and an elongated ceramic body having a first face and a second face defining a length (L) of the elongated ceramic body, the elongated ceramic body comprising one or more radiation input faces and a radiation exit window, wherein the second face comprises the radiation exit window, wherein the plurality of solid state light sources are configured to provide blue light source light to the one or more radiation input faces and are configured to provide to at least one of the radiation input faces a photon flux of at least 1.0*1017 photons/(s·mm2), wherein the elongated ceramic body comprises a ceramic material configured to wavelength convert at least part of the blue light source light into at least converter light, wherein the ceramic material comprises an A3B5O12:Ce3+ ceramic material, wherein A comprises one or more of yttrium (Y), gadolinium (Gd) and lutetium (Lu), and wherein B comprises aluminum (Al).

Abstract: The invention relates to a ceramic material (14) for generating light when irradiated with radiation, wherein the ceramic material comprises a stack of layers (15, 16) having different compositions and/or different dopings. The ceramic material may be used in a spectral computed tomography (CT) detector, in order to spectrally detect x-rays, or it may be used as a ceramic gain medium of a laser such that temperature gradients and corresponding thermo-mechanical stresses within the gain medium can be reduced.

Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (3) comprising a first face (31) and a second face (32), the first face comprising a light input surface and one of the first face and the second face comprising a light exit surface, the luminescent element (3) being adapted for receiving first light (4) with a first spectral distribution emitted by at least one laser light source (21, 22, 23) at the light input surface, converting at least a part of the first light with the first spectral distribution to second light (5) with a second spectral distribution, guiding the second light with the second spectral distribution to the light exit surface and coupling at least a part of the second light with the second spectral distribution out of the light exit surface, and a heat sink element (7) arranged to be in thermal contact with at least a part of the luminescent element (3) extending between the first face (31) and the second face (32), wherein the first face (31) comprises a cross-sectional area A

Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a luminescent element (3) comprising a first face (31) and a second face (32), the first face comprising a light input surface and one of the first face and the second face comprising a light exit surface, the luminescent element (3) being adapted for receiving first light (4) with a first spectral distribution emitted by at least one laser light source (21, 22, 23) at the light input surface, converting at least a part of the first light with the first spectral distribution to second light (5) with a second spectral distribution, guiding the second light with the second spectral distribution to the light exit surface and coupling at least a part of the second light with the second spectral distribution out of the light exit surface, and a heat sink element (7) arranged to be in thermal contact with at least a part of the luminescent element (3) extending between the first face (31) and the second face (32), wherein the first face (31) comprises a cross-sectional area A

Abstract: The invention relates to a ceramic material (14) for generating light when irradiated with radiation, wherein the ceramic material comprises a stack of layers (15, 16) having different compositions and/or different dopings. The ceramic material may be used in a spectral computed tomography (CT) detector, in order to spectrally detect x-rays, or it may be used as a ceramic gain medium of a laser such that temperature gradients and corresponding thermo-mechanical stresses within the gain medium can be reduced.

Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device comprising a plurality of solid state light sources and an elongated ceramic body having a first face and a second face defining a length (L) of the elongated ceramic body, the elongated ceramic body comprising one or more radiation input faces and a radiation exit window, wherein the second face comprises the radiation exit window, wherein the plurality of solid state light sources are configured to provide blue light source light to the one or more radiation input faces and are configured to provide to at least one of the radiation input faces a photon flux of at least 1.0*1017 photons/(s·mm2), wherein the elongated ceramic body comprises a ceramic material configured to wavelength convert at least part of the blue light source light into at least converter light, wherein the ceramic material comprises an A3B5O12:Ce3+ ceramic material, wherein A comprises one or more of yttrium (Y), gadolinium (Gd) and lutetium (Lu), and wherein B comprises aluminum (Al).

Abstract: A ceramic or polycrystalline scintillator composition is represented by the formula (LuyGd3-y)(GaxAl5-x)O12:Ce; wherein y=1±0.5; wherein x=3±0.25; and wherein Ce is in the range 0.01 mol % to 0.7 mol %. The scintillator composition finds application in the sensitive detection of ionizing radiation and may for example be used in the detection of gamma photons in the field of PET imaging.

Abstract: A gamma photon detector for detecting 511 keV PET radiation includes a scintillator host material doped with cerium. The cerium is present in a concentration of 0.1 to 1.0 mol %. Lower concentrations increase light output but also decay times which can lead to pile up issues. The higher light output enables the read out area to be decreased which reduces the pile up issues. Embodiments with a cerium concentration as low as 0.15 to 0.2 mol % and a read out area as low as 0.1 cm2 are contemplated.

Abstract: A gamma radiation detection device (1) includes a scintillator element (2) and an optical detector (3) in optical communication with the scintillator element (2). A plurality of particles or voids (5) are dispersed in the scintillator element (2) which scatter the scintillation light (7), reducing the trapping of scintillation light (7) by multiple reflections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic or polycrystalline scintillator composition represented by the formula (LUy-Gd3-y)(GxAI5-x)O12: Ce; wherein y=1±0.5; wherein x=3±0.25; and wherein Ce is in the range 0.01 mol % to 0.7 mol %. The scintillator composition finds application in the sensitive detection of ionizing radiation and may for example be used in the detection of gamma photons in the field of PET imaging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gamma radiation detection device (1). The gamma radiation detection device (1) comprises a scintillator element (2) and an optical detector (3) in optical communication with the scintillator element (2). A plurality of particles or voids (5) are dispersed in the scintillator element (2) which scatter the scintillation light (7), reducing the trapping of scintillation light (7) by multiple reflections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mixed oxide materials, methods for their preparation, detectors for ionizing radiation and CT scanners. In particular, a mixed oxide material is proposed having the formula (YwTbx)3Al5-yGayO12:Cez, wherein 0.01?w?0.99, 0.01?x?0.99, 0?y?3.5 and 0.001?z?0.10 and wherein w+x+3*z=1, whereby the mixed oxide material is doped with at least 10 ppm V.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mixed oxide materials, methods for their preparation, detectors for ionizing radiation and CT scanners. In particular, a mixed oxide material is proposed having the formula (Yw Tbx)3Al5-y GayO12:Cez, wherein 0.01?w?0.99, 0.01?x?0.99, 0?y?3.5 and 0.001?z?0.10 and wherein w+x+3*z=1, whereby the mixed oxide material is doped with at least 10 ppm V.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a scintillator material comprising a scintillator host material doped with cerium. The scintillator host material is at least one of the group comprising i) garnets ii) CaGa2S4 iii) SrGa2S4 iv) BaGa2S4 v) CaS vi) SrS; and the amount of ceriumis controlled in the range 0.1 mol % to 1.0 mol %. The material may be used in gamma photon detection, in a gamma photon detector and as such in a PET imaging system.

Abstract: The invention especially provides a display device (1) with a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel (10) and a backlight illumination device (20), wherein the backlight illumination device (20) comprises a light emitting diode package (200) arranged to generate white backlight (251), wherein the light emitting diode package (200) comprises a blue light emitting diode, LED (201), a green luminescent material (203) and a red luminescent material (204); and a transmissive ceramic layer (206), arranged to transmit at least part of the blue emission (249), wherein the transmissive ceramic layer (206) comprises at least part of the green luminescent.material (203) and/or the red luminescent material (204). The LED (201), the green luminescent material (203) and the red luminescent material (204) are arranged to generate white light (250) for backlighting the liquid crystal display panel (10).

Abstract: A method of producing a multilayer microelectronic substrate, in which: a) a number of thermally combinable films with a first compression temperature are provided; b) at least one film with a second compression temperature, which lies above the first compression temperature, is provided; c) at least one of the films with the second compression temperature is arranged between films with the first compression temperature; d) the laminated films are heated to the first compression temperature, and further to a first end-temperature until the films with the first compression temperature are completely compressed, the first end-temperature being kept below the second compression temperature; and e) the laminated films are heated to the second compression temperature and, if applicable, further to a second end-temperature in order to compress the at least one film with the second compression temperature, characterized in that at least one of the films is made from magnetodielectric material, with nickel oxide N