Abstract: A coated luminescent particle 100, a luminescent converter element, a light source, a luminaire and a method of manufacturing coating luminescent particles are provided. The coated luminescent particle 100 comprises a luminescent particle 102, a first coating layer 104 and a second coating layer 106. The luminescent particle 102 comprises luminescent material for absorbing light in a first spectral range and for converting the absorbed light towards light of a second spectral range. The luminescent material is sensitive for water. The first coating layer 104 forms a first barrier for water and comprises a metal oxide or a nitride, phosphide, sulfide based coating. The second coating layer 106 forms a second barrier for water and comprises a silicon based polymer or comprises a continuous layer of one of the materials AlPO4, SiO2, Al2O3, and LaPO4. The first coating layer 104 and the second coating layer 106 are light transmitting.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting (1) device comprising a light source (2) and a wavelength converting element (7), which comprises a phosphor compounded with a polymer. The phosphor contains a metal-ion activator which is excitable via a partially forbidden electronic transition. The phosphor and the polymer being chosen such that the difference in their refractive index is smaller than 0.1. Due to this choice, scattering in the wavelength converting element (7) remains at minimum. Interesting wavelength converting elements (7) are obtained when using phosphors comprising specific Mn(IV)-activated fluoride compounds and specific fluorine-containing polymers.

Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit comprising a source of blue light, a source of green light, a first source of red light comprising a first red luminescent material, configured to provide red light with a broad band spectral light distribution, and a second source of red light comprising a second red luminescent material, configured to provide red light with a spectral light distribution comprising one or more red emission lines. Especially, the first red luminescent material comprises (Mg,Ca,Sr)AlSiN3:Eu and/or (Ba,Sr,Ca)2Si5-xAlxOxN8-x:Eu, and the second red luminescent material comprises K2SiF6:Mn.

Abstract: The invention provides alighting unit (100) comprising a light source (10) and a light conversion layer (20). The light source (10) comprises a light emitting diode (LED) (110) and a first luminescent material layer (120) in physical contact with a light emitting surface (115) of the LED (110). The first luminescent material layer (120) comprises a first luminescent material (130), configured to convert at least part of LED light (111) into light (131) having a red component. The light source (10) is configured to generate light (11) having a blue component and having the red component of the light (131). The light conversion layer (20), configured at a non-zero distance (d) from the light source (10), comprises a second luminescent material (30) configured to convert at least part of the light (11) into light (31). The lighting unit (100) is configured to provide white lighting unit light (111).

Abstract: The invention provides, amongst others for application in a lighting unit, a phosphor having the formula M1?x?y?zZzAaBbCcDdEeN4?nOn:ESxREy (I), with M=selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba; Z=selected from the group consisting of monovalent Na, K, and Rb; A=selected from the group consisting of divalent Mg, Mn, Zn, and Cd; B=selected from the group consisting of trivalent B, Al and Ga; C=selected from the group consisting of tetravalent Si, Ge, Ti, and Hf; D=selected from the group consisting of monovalent Li, and Cu; E=selected for the group consisting of P, V, Nb, and Ta; ES=selected from the group consisting of divalent Eu, Sm and Yb; RE=selected from the group consisting of trivalent Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, and Tm; 0?x?0.2; 0?y?0.2; 0<x+y?0.4; 0?z<1; 0?n?0.5; 0?a?4 (such as 2?a?3); 0?b?4; 0?c?4; 0?d?4; 0?e?4; a+b+c+d+e=4; and 2a+3b+4c+d+5e=10?y?n+z.

Abstract: A method 200 of manufacturing a (part of) color ring is provided. The color ring converts a color of light emitted by a light emitter into at least one other color. The method (200) comprising the steps of: i) pressing (102) a first ring body of a first granulated precursor comprising a first luminescent material for converting the color of the light of the light emitter into a first one of the at least one other color, and ii) sintering (104) the first ring body for obtaining a first ceramic ring. The color ring comprises at least a segment of the first ceramic ring.

Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit comprising a light source, configured to generate light source light and a particulate luminescent material, configured to convert at least part of the light source light into luminescent material light, wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode (LED), wherein the particulate luminescent material comprises particles comprising cores, said cores comprising a phosphor comprising M?xM2-2xAX6 doped with tetravalent manganese, wherein M? comprises an alkaline earth cation, M comprises an alkaline cation, and x is in the range of 0-1, wherein A comprises a tetravalent cation, at least comprising silicon, wherein X comprises a monovalent anion, at least comprising fluorine, and wherein the particles further comprise a metal phosphate based coating, wherein the metal of the metal phosphate based coating is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Si and Al.

Abstract: The invention provides alighting unit (100) comprising a light source (10) and a light conversion layer (20). The light source (10) comprises a light emitting diode (LED) (110) and a first luminescent material layer (120) in physical contact with a light emitting surface (115) of the LED (110). The first luminescent material layer (120) comprises a first luminescent material (130), configured to convert at least part of LED light (111) into light (131) having a red component. The light source (10) is configured to generate light (11) having a blue component and having the red component of the light (131). The light conversion layer (20), configured at a non-zero distance (d) from the light source (10), comprises a second luminescent material (30) configured to convert at least part of the light (11) into light (31). The lighting unit (100) is configured to provide white lighting unit light (111).

Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit comprising a light source, configured to generate light source light and a luminescent material, configured to convert at least part of the light source light into luminescent material light, wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode (LED) and wherein the luminescent material comprises a phosphor comprising M2AX6 doped with tetravalent manganese, wherein M comprises monovalent cations, at least comprising potassium and rubidium, wherein A comprises a tetravalent cation, at least comprising silicon, wherein X comprises a monovalent anion, at least comprising fluorine, and wherein M2AX6 has the hexagonal phase.

Abstract: A method 200 of manufacturing a (part of) color ring is provided. The color ring converts a color of light emitted by a light emitter into at least one other color. The method (200) comprising the steps of: i) pressing (102) a first ring body of a first granulated precursor comprising a first luminescent material for converting the color of the light of the light emitter into a first one of the at least one other color, and ii) sintering (104) the first ring body for obtaining a first ceramic ring. The color ring comprises at least a segment of the first ceramic ring.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel red emitting material of (Ba1—x—y—zSrxCayEuz)2Si5—a?bAlaN8'a?4bOa+4b having an average particle size distribution d50 of >6 ?m, with 0.3?x?0.9, 0.01?y?0.1, 0.005?z?0.04, 0?a?0.2 and 0?b?0.2.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a light emitting comprising a blue emitting LED, a first phosphor layer exited at the emitting wavelength of the LED, which phosphor has an emission wavelength within a range of between 500 nm and 560 nm, and a second phosphor layer having a color point u? in the range between 0.24 and 0.35 and a peak emission of the phosphor layer of ?p>600 nm of the emission spectra, especially a pcLED comprising a combination of a green emitting luminescent ceramic material and a second phosphor material having a broad emission spectra. The second phosphor material can comprise a compound of the general formula M1-x-y-zSi1+zAl1?zN3?zOz:Eu2+xCe2+y, whereby M is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr or mixtures thereof and 0.0001?x?0.005; 0.001?y?0.05 and 0?z?0.25.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting (1) device comprising a light source (2) and a wavelength converting element (7), which comprises a phosphor compounded with a polymer. The phosphor contains a metal-ion activator which is excitable via a partially forbidden electronic transition. The phosphor and the polymer being chosen such that the difference in their refractive index is smaller than 0.1. Due to this choice, scattering in the wavelength converting element (7) remains at minimum. Interesting wavelength converting elements (7) are obtained when using phosphors comprising specific Mn(IV)-activated fluoride compounds and specific fluorine-containing polymers.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved red light emitting material of the formula MLi2?yMgySi2?x?yAx+yN4?xOx:RE. (M=alkaline earth element, A=Al, Ga, B). This material crystallizes in a cubic structure type, making it useful for many applications.

Abstract: The invention relates to a solid-state laser device (1) comprising a gain medium (10) essentially having a main phase of a solid state host material (15) which is doped with rare-earth ions.