Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp (1) comprising at least one burner (2) having a discharge space, and comprising two electrodes extending in said discharge space, a gas filling in the discharge space containing at least an inert gas and a suitable metal halide mixture, and comprising an outer bulb (3) which is attached to the burner (2) and the basic material of which is doped with an absorbing material, the high-pressure discharge lamp (1) comprising at least one interference filter (6) which reflects predominantly in the wavelength range of 400 to 550 nm, and which is arranged directly on at least a part of the outer surface of the outer bulb (3), and the outer bulb (3) being doped with a material that is absorbing for wavelengths <550 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp for a vehicle headlight with low-beam function, which lamp has an outer envelope and emits at least visible light of different colors from several regions of the outer envelope, characterized in that in that a partial coating is at least provided on the outer envelope such that, when the low-beam function is being realized, at least that region of the traffic space which lies above the bright-dark cut-off can be at least partly illuminated with visible colored light which is scattered at said partial coating, while at the same time that region of the traffic space which lies below the bright-dark cut-off can be illuminated with visible light of a different color in defined regions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp 1 comprising at least one burner 2 having a discharge space, and comprising two electrodes extending in the discharge space, a gas filling in the discharge space comprising at least an inert gas and a metal halide mixture, a tubular outer bulb 3 having two ends, the burner 2 being attached, at least at one end, to the outer bulb 3, said outer bulb 3 comprising at least one light-absorbing means 5 and at least one interference filter 6, and an interference filter 4 being arranged on or in at least a part of the burner 2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp which is suitable in particular for motor vehicle headlights, and which has an improved color point stability close to the black body locus, a high color temperature, and a high luminous efficacy (lm/W). The high-pressure discharge lamp according to the invention comprises an inner vessel with a discharge chamber, with at least two electrodes extending into the discharge chamber, and possibly an outer bulb surrounding the inner vessel, wherein the discharge chamber contains an ionizable filling comprising:—at least one rare gas,—0 mg to 10 mg of mercury, and—a metal halide mixture comprising: * 40 to 80% by weight of sodium halide, * 25 to 55% by weight of scandium halide, * 1 to 15% by weight of indium halide, and * 0 to 34% by weight of thallium halide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp for a vehicle headlight with low-beam function, which lamp has an outer envelope (4) and emits at least visible light of different colors from several regions of the outer envelope (4), characterized in that in that a partial coating (2) is at least provided on the outer envelope (4) such that, when the low-beam function is being realized, at least that region of the traffic space which lies above the bright-dark cut-off can be at least partly illuminated with visible colored light which is scattered at said partial coating (2), while at the same time that region of the traffic space which lies below the bright-dark cut-off can be illuminated with visible light of a different color in defined regions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas discharge lamp, in particular a high-pressure discharge lamp for use in automobiles. The invention further relates to a lighting system with at least one light source, at least one light coupling system, at least one optical waveguide, and at least one light delivery system. Such lighting systems with a central light source and a distribution of the light over optical waveguides (i.e. suitable optical fiber systems) in remote locations are particularly suitable for applications in the automobile branch. For this application, a high brightness must be available already after a short run-up time of the lamp. To provide a gas discharge lamp with a high brightness, which makes available a sufficient brightness after a short period, a gas discharge lamp is proposed with a bulb which has an ellipsoidal discharge chamber in a central location, which chamber has a surface area with a maximum value of below 2.5 cm.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas discharge lamp, in particular a high-pressure discharge lamp for use in automobiles. The invention further relates to a lighting system with at least one light source, at least one light coupling system, at least one optical waveguide, and at least one light delivery system.