Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp assembly for illuminating a surface comprising a cavity (5) having a substantially diffuse reflective surface (6), said cavity having an open aperture (7) facing said surface to be illuminated, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (9 A, 9B, 9C) capable of emitting visible light (LA, LB, LC). The light emitting diodes are arranged on or near said diffuse reflective surface of said cavity such that light emitted from said light emitting diodes is capable of reflecting from said diffuse reflective surface towards said surface to be illuminated.

Abstract: A light source, includes a component (6) for emitting light, arranged to emit a major part of light generated within the component through a face (8) of the component (6), and at least one structure (7;18) for coupling out light, having a base (11;19) in contact with the face (8) of the component (6) and arranged to emit light through an aperture (12;20) opposite the base (11;19). An interface between the component (6) and an environment surrounding the base (7;18) is arranged to keep at least part of the light generated in the component confined to at least a layer of the component (6) adjoining the base (11;19). The base (11;19) is in contact with the face (8) over an area (A2) smaller than the area (A0) of the face (8).

Abstract: The electrophoretic display panel (1) for displaying a picture and subsequently displaying a subsequent picture has a pixel (2) having an electrophoretic medium (5) having first and second charged particles (6, 7) and an optical state depending on the positions of the particles (6, 7) in the common region (30) of the pixel (2). Furthermore, transition control means are able to control a transition of the first and the second particles (6, 7) being in substantially separated domains of in the common region (30) for displaying the picture to substantially separated domains of the common region (30) for displaying the subsequent picture.

Abstract: An optical separating filter separates impinging light into a first and a second part having different properties. The separating filter comprises reflective filters (FR) arranged in funnel shaped structures (F1). Each one of the structures (F1) have an inlet area (IA1) to receive the impinging light (IL) and an outlet area (OA1) smaller than the inlet area. (IA1) to converge reflected impinging light (RL) towards the outlet area (OA1). The structures (F1) comprise a first group of funnel shaped structures (F1) constructed to reflect light which has a first property (C1) towards their respective first outlet areas (OA1) and for transmitting light which has a second property (C2) towards respective second outlet areas (OA2).

Abstract: An electrophoretic display, in which a driving method is employed whereby a sequence of discrete picture potential differences in the form of a driving waveform is supplied for enabling the charged particles (6) of the display to occupy a position for displaying an image, the position being one of a number of positions between the electrodes (3, 4). The driving waveform consists of a sequence of image update signals including a picture potential difference, the image update signals being separated by dwell times, and the method includes the step of generating one or more shaking pulses during the dwell times. Such shaking pulses may be generated immediately after each image update signal or they may comprise regular shaking pulses generated at predetermined intervals along the waveform.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting system (LSI) which comprises a plurality of light engines (LEa1,1, LEa2,1, LEa3,1) and a system-exit window (OS). Each light engine comprising a first predetermined number of light emitting diodes, a second pre-determined number of dichroÊc beam splitters, and an engine-output window. The light engine superposes light emitted by the light emitting diodes via at least one dichroÊc beam splitter on the engine-output window. The lighting system further comprises a plurality of light guides (LGa1,1, LGa2,1, LGa3,1) for guiding light emitted by the light engines towards the system-exit window. The light guides comprise a light-guide-output window (OGa1,1, OGa2,1, OGa3,1) The plurality of light-guide-output windows is arranged in an array constituting the system-exit window. The light guides enable the light engines to be located remotely from the system-exit window.

Abstract: A lighting device is provided for projecting a pixelated lighting pattern to be viewed onto a surface facing said device is provided. The device comprises a plurality of independently controllable lighting units (1), each lighting unit comprising at least one light-emitting diode (3, 4, 5, 6), and a controller (7) for controlling the emission of light from said lighting units. A device according to the present invention allows ambient illumination of a surface and projection of images and patterns.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display panel for displaying a picture has a pixel having an electrophorectic medium having first and second charged particles, the first charged particles having a first optical property, the second charged particles having a second optical property different from the first optical property, and an optical state depending on positions of the particles. Furthermore, particle movement apparatus is arranged to enable a picture movement of the first and the second particles to their respective position for displaying the picture, and particles movement decoupling apparatus is arranged to provide unequal abilities of the first and the second particles to move for substantially decoupling the picture movement of the first particles from the picture movement of the second particles.

Abstract: The display panel (21) comprises a light guide (2), a second plate (4) and a movable element (3) between both plates for locally decoupling light out of the light guide (2). Voltages, applied to electrodes (5,6 resp. 25), associated with the light guide (2), the second plate (4) and the movable element (3), locally bring the movable element (3) into 5 contact with the light guide plate (2) or the second plate (4). If, between the light guide (2) and the first electrodes (5) a layer (51) is present with a second refractive index being smaller than the first refractive index of the light guide (2), and the light guide (2) is positioned between the first electrodes (5) and the movable element (3), absorption of the light transported through the light guide plate (2) is reduced, providing a display panel (21) with 10 improved power efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light generating device comprising a slab light guide (1), at least one light input unit (2) arranged on at least one side (10) of said light guide (1) comprising at least one light source (20) and a light incoupling means (21) for coupling light into said light guide (1), and at least one light output unit (3) arranged on at least one side (11) of said light guide (1). In order to provide a device that provides polarized light of a high homogeneity the light output unit (3) according to the present invention comprises a polarized light emitting waveguide plate (31) for selectively coupling light of a first polarization state out of said light guide (1). The present invention further relates to a display device, in particular an LCD, comprising a light generating device according to the invention.

Abstract: A display device comprising a first and a second set of electrodes (2, 5), and a plurality of light-emitting elements (3), arranged between said sets of electrodes. The display further comprises an electromechanically operable foil (6), located between said light-emitting elements (3) and said second set of electrodes, with a conducting layer facing the light-emitting elements (3). The foil (6) is arranged to place the conducting layer (7) in contact with selected ones of said light-emitting elements (3), thereby closing a circuit from said first set of electrodes (2), via said elements (3), to said conducting layer (7). Thus, the foil acts as a plurality of “switches”, connecting selected light-emitting elements to the conducting layer. This function can be used for controlling the light-emitting elements with a higher degree of accuracy.

Abstract: A description is given of a switching device (1) comprising a transparent substrate (3) and a switching film (5) which incldes a hydride of a trivalent metal, such as gadolinium, and which is covered with a palladium layer (7). Between the substrate (3) and the switching film (5) a thin magnesium layer (4) is interposed. By exchange of hydrogen, the switching film can be reversibly switched from a transparent state to a highly reflective state. The conversion between both states is reversible, and this phenomenon can be used, for example, in a luminaire or for climate control.