Abstract: A laser-sustained plasma illuminator system includes at least one laser light source to provide light. At least one reflector focuses the light from the laser light source at a focal point of the reflector. An enclosure substantially filled with a gas is positioned at or near the focal point of the reflector. The light from the laser light source at least partially sustains a plasma contained in the enclosure. The enclosure has at least one wall with a thickness that is varied to compensate for optical aberrations in the system.

Abstract: A luminaire includes a semiconductor light source having a light emission peak in a range of wavelength smaller than 480 nm and a phosphor excited by light radiated from the semiconductor light source to radiate light having wavelength equal to or larger than 480 nm. A spectrum of radiated light obtained by combining the light radiated from the semiconductor light source and the light radiated from the phosphor has a light emission peak in a range of wavelength equal to or larger than 610 nm and smaller than 650 nm. A ratio of radiation energy in a range of wavelength equal to or larger than 650 nm and equal to or smaller than 780 nm to radiation energy in a range of wavelength equal to or larger than 600 nm and smaller than 650 nm is equal to or lower than 35%. A color gamut area ratio exceeds 100%.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first luminous body having a first light source and a long wavelength cut-off filter; and a second luminous body generating light of different color from that of the first luminous body, and having a second light source and a short wavelength cut-off filter. The first and the second light source emit light in a first wavelength range and a second wavelength range extending to a longer wavelength side than the first wavelength range while overlapping with the first wavelength range, respectively. The long and the short wavelength cut-off filter cut off light having a wavelength longer than a first set wavelength and shorter longer than a second set wavelength, respectively. Thus, light emitted from the first luminous body and light emitted from the second luminous body are mixed together, such that light in between the first set wavelength and the second set wavelength is reduced.

Abstract: Incandescent lighting structure. The structure includes a thermal emitter that can, but does not have to, include a first photonic crystal on its surface to tailor thermal emission coupled to, in a high-view-factor geometry, a second photonic filter selected to reflect infrared radiation back to the emitter while passing visible light. This structure is highly efficient as compared to standard incandescent light bulbs.

Abstract: Provided are a light source device and a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including the same. The light source device includes a light-emitting lamp. The light source device includes a laser generator configured to generate and direct a laser beam to the light-emitting lamp. The light source device includes a recycling optical element configured to redirect the laser beam to the light-emitting lamp. The recycling optical element includes a first recycling optical modulator configured to change the phase of the laser beam.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical reflector including an alternating stack of at least one first layer of complex refraction index n1 and at least one second layer of complex refraction index n2, in which the first layer includes semiconductor nanocrystals, including the following steps: calculation of the total number of layers of the stack, of the thicknesses of each of the layers and of the values of complex refraction indices n1 and n2 on the basis of the characteristics of a desired spectral reflectivity window of the optical reflector, including the use of an optical transfer matrices calculation method; calculation of deposition and annealing parameters of the layers on the basis of the total number of layers and of the values of previously calculated complex refraction indices n1 and n2; deposition and annealing of the layers in accordance with the previously calculated parameters.

Abstract: An array-type display apparatus includes display devices each including a display section and a non-display area located around the display section, and transparent plates disposed on the viewer side. Each transparent plate has: a light exit-side deflection portion, provided in a position corresponding to the non-display area, for allowing at least part of light from the display section to exit the transparent plate in the front direction of the display section; and corner deflection portions, provided at the corners of the viewer-side surface, for allowing at least part of light that has passed through the transparent plate to exit it in the front direction. The width of the light exit-side deflection portion is larger than the width of the non-display area.

Abstract: A garnet-type single crystal is represented by a general formula, A3B2C3O12 (having a crystal structure with three sites A, B and C occupied by cations, wherein A represents an element occupying the site A, B represents an element occupying the site B, C represents an element occupying the site C, O represents an oxygen atom), and contains fluorine, in which the fluorine attains any one or both of substituting for the oxygen atom or compensating for oxygen defect.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a base body, a light-emitting module and a lens unit. The base body includes a recess part. The light-emitting module includes a board mounted with a light-emitting element. The board is arranged in the recess part. The lens unit includes a metal surface member to hold a lens. The surface member is arranged in the recess part and is thermally coupled to the base body and the board.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a base body, a light-emitting module and a lens unit. The base body includes a recess part. The light-emitting module includes a board mounted with a light-emitting element. The board is arranged in the recess part. The lens unit includes a metal surface member to hold a lens. The surface member is arranged in the recess part and is thermally coupled to the base body and the board.

Abstract: A display device having a plurality of light-emitting elements that construct picture elements aligned on a substrate in a formation of a matrix. The light-emitting element includes a light-emitting device having a flat surface portion and including a light-emitting layer and an anode. A driver element is connected with the light-emitting element, and an insulation layer having a contact hole formed over the driver element. The anode is formed on the insulation layer and is connected to the driver element via the contact hole. A tilted reflective surface is provided in a peripheral area surrounding the flat surface portion of the light-emitting device and has a tilt angle with respect to the flat surface portion of the light-emitting device. The tilted reflective surface is provided on a surface of a slope of a bank provided on the substrate and formed to cover the contact hole.

Abstract: A light bulb having anti-reflective coatings on an inner surface and/or an outer surface of the shell of the light bulb. The anti-reflective coatings reduce light loss due to reflections at the interfaces between the interior of the bulb and the shell and between the shell and the exterior of the bulb. The light source may be either incandescent, fluorescent or LED.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for providing protective coatings onto one or more surfaces of a frangible enclosure of an LED lamp and a lamp prepared therefrom. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to LED lamps comprising polymer coatings on at least one or more surfaces of an enclosure of an LED lamps.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an illumination device comprising a number of light sources and a number light collecting means, where the light collecting means collect light generated by the first light sources and convert the light into a source light beam propagating primarily along a primary optical axis. At least one light modifier is positioned along the primary optical axis and reflect at least a part of the light. A first light source comprises a light converting material capable of converting light into longer wavelengths and a second light source generates light having at least one spectral component which can be converted by the converting material of the first light source. The first and said second light source are mutually positioned in relation to the primary optical axis such that at least a part of a the second source light beam hits the first light source after being reflected by said light modifier.

Abstract: A display apparatus, includes: a substrate; a plural light emitting elements provided on the substrate and each formed from a lower electrode, a light emitting function layer and an upper layer stacked in this order; a partition for element isolation provided on the substrate and having a plural apertures individually corresponding to the light emitting elements; and a black matrix disposed on the light extraction side of the light emitting elements and having a shape with which the black matrix covers over portions. Each of the apertures of the partition having a side wall is formed in such a tapering shape that the aperture width increases toward the light extraction side of the light emitting elements. The black matrix is provided in such a manner as to cover over an upper edge portion of the tapering shape on at least one side which defines each aperture of the partition.

Abstract: An optical film includes: a liquid crystal coating; and a base layer on the liquid crystal coating, wherein the liquid crystal coating has reversed wavelength dispersion and in-plane retardation for a reference wavelength ranging from 126 nm to 153 nm, and the base layer has in-plane retardation ranging from about 0 to about 50 nm and out-of-plane retardation ranging from about 0 nm to about 100 nm.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a lighting device may include: a light-emitting optoelectronic component; an envelope bulb, within which the component is arranged; and scattering means that scatter diffusely, wherein the scattering means are arranged in such a way that, as viewed in a sectional plane which includes a principal ray of the light emitted by the component, light emitted along rays tilted relative to the principal ray is scattered to a greater extent as the tilting angle between ray and principal ray decreases, and this increase in the scattering is fulfilled in a continuous angular range of at least 30°.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a base, a light emitting component operable to generate light, and a light control component cooperating with the base to enclose the light emitting component. The light control component includes a light transmissive body that has a datum point, a main axis passing through the datum point, a light incident surface that is axis symmetrical relative to the main axis, and a light exit surface that is axis symmetrical relative to the main axis. The light incident surface includes a plurality of annular incident surface portions that form a Fresnel lens configuration and that are concentric with respect to the main axis.

Abstract: A light assembly with light-mixing function includes a case having an assembling room defined therein and an assembling opening at a top thereof, the assembling opening communicating with the assembling room, a light-mixing sheet sealing the assembling opening of the case, the light-mixing sheet having at least one array set defined thereon, the array set having a plurality of fillisters uniformly defined on the light-mixing sheet, a volume of mixed chemical compound is entered into each fillister, at least one light source electrically set on a bottom of the assembling room. Under this arrangement, when the light assembly with light-mixing function is turned on, a plurality of light beams from the light source is caged in the mixed chemical compounds of the fillisters; and the mixed chemical compound shifts a wavelength of each of the light beams which are caged in the mixed chemical compounds.

Abstract: A spectral conversion device including a plurality of discrete units dyed with a photoluminescent material at a concentration greater than or equal to an amount sufficient to absorb and convert substantially all input light from a light source to a desired output spectrum, and a coating material disposed around the discrete units, wherein the coating material binds the plurality of discrete units to form a matrix, wherein when the plurality of discrete units are positioned over the light source, the input light passing through the transparent discrete units is not converted, and the input light passing through the doped discrete units is converted to red and green wavelengths, further wherein the emitted input light and the converted red and green light correspond to the desired output spectrum to produce one or more colors. An associated method and an associated device used with flat panel image displays are also provided.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a substrate, an illumination element and a lens structure. The illumination element is disposed on the substrate. The lens structure is disposed above the illumination element, and includes a lens body and a plurality of lens stands. The lens body is positioned above the illumination element. The lens stands are disposed on the bottom of the lens body. The substrate has a plurality of tunnels are around the illumination element. The lens stands respectively insert into the tunnels, so that the lens body is fastened on the substrate.

Abstract: A bezel-less display is disclosed that includes an electronic display device and a cover. The electronic display device has an image-displaying portion and another portion adjacent the image-displaying portion along at least one side. The cover is positioned adjacent the electronic display device and includes a first portion positioned adjacent the image-displaying portion of the display device and a second portion positioned adjacent the other portion of the display device. The optical properties of the first portion are also selected to transmit images displayed on the image-displaying portion and the optical properties of the second portion are selected to mask the other portion of the display device.

Abstract: A surface light source device including: an organic EL element having a light-emitting surface for emitting light; and a light output surface structure layer provided on the organic EL element on a side of the light-emitting surface, wherein the light output surface structure layer includes concave portions which are relatively recessed and convex portions which are relatively projected, the concave portions and convex portions being provided on a surface opposite to the organic electroluminescent element in an alternate manner along an in-plane direction parallel to the surface, and the bottom of the concave portion and the top of the convex portion that are adjacent to each other are distant with distances in a thickness direction of the surface light source device, the distances being made uneven with a standard deviation range of not less than 0.05 ?m.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb configured to scatter certain wavelengths of light. The LED bulb includes a base having threads, a bulb shell, at least one LED, and a plurality of particles disposed within the bulb shell. The plurality of particles has a first and second set of particles. The first set of particles is configured to scatter short wavelength components of light emitted from the at least one LED and has particles with an effective diameter that is a fraction of the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED. The second set of particles is configured to scatter light emitted from the at least one LED, and has particles with an effective diameter equal to or greater than the dominant wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one LED.

Abstract: A self-light emitting device and an electrical appliance including the same are provided, in which extracting efficiency of light from a light emitting element, especially in an EL element, can be improved. A light scattering body formed by etching a transparent film is provided on an insulator so that the extracting efficiency of light can be improved, and the self-light emitting device with high efficiency of light emission can be provided.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a tube having a transparent first section and an opaque second section. An LED disposed inside of the tube. The second section is has an inner surface having a light diffusive surface so that the LED light is diffusively reflected. The LED is disposed so that a total amount of direct light from the LED to the first section is smaller than a total amount of indirect light that is incident on the first section as a result of being reflected by the second section (i.e., scattered or diffused light). The LED is disposed so that a light axis of the LED points toward the inner surface of the second section.

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a light-emitting element body part, a low refractive index layer part which is provided over a light output surface of the light-emitting element body part and has a first refractive index, and a packaging member which is provided to seal the light-emitting element body part and the low refractive index layer part inside the packaging member, has a planar light output surface, and has a second refractive index which is greater than the first refractive index.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitter adapted for emitting light with a predefined angular color point distribution, to a method of use for a light emitter in video flash applications, in automotive headlight applications and/or in automotive lamp applications, and to a method, adapted for generating light with a predefined angular color point distribution.

Abstract: This invention relates to a microwave oven lighting assembly. The lighting assembly has a LED lamp and one or more light-guiding members to collect and to condense the light of the lamp; the lighting assembly is placed outside of the microwave oven cavity, casting the light into the cavity through holes on the cavity wall. The invention requires significantly less energy consumption and provides greatly enhanced oven cavity illumination.

Abstract: A discharge tube includes a reflective film formed on an outer periphery of a cylindrical glass bulb by metal deposition. The reflective film is deposited in a range of 240° or more in the circumferential direction, and the range being larger in a center part than at each end in the axial direction. A stroboscopic device is equipped with this discharge tube.

Abstract: Incandescent lighting structure. The structure includes a thermal emitter that can, but does not have to, include a first photonic crystal on its surface to tailor thermal emission coupled to, in a high-view-factor geometry, a second photonic filter selected to reflect infrared radiation back to the emitter while passing visible light. This structure is highly efficient as compared to standard incandescent light bulbs.

Abstract: A method of making a display assembly includes providing a display, providing a cover glass, ink jetting an ink covering onto a perimeter portion of the cover glass, and assembling the display to the cover glass to form the display assembly. The ink covering prevents light from leaking from the display through the perimeter portion of the cover glass.

Abstract: A display apparatus has a first display substrate including a pixel electrode, and a second display substrate facing the first display substrate and including a pixel region. The second display substrate includes an insulating substrate, a concave surface compensation pattern that is in the pixel region and that is on the insulating substrate, an overcoating layer covering the concave surface compensation pattern, and a common electrode that is on the overcoating layer and that has an aperture therein at a location corresponding to the concave surface compensation pattern.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a photoluminescent light source is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a light source that emanates light of a particular spectrum, a camera, and a selective mirror placed between the light source and camera. The selective mirror transmits light of a spectrum detected by the camera and reflects light of a spectrum generated by the light source. The light source is transparent to light incident on its face.

Abstract: A blue LED device has a transparent substrate and a reflector structure disposed on the backside of the substrate. The reflector structure includes a Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) structure having layers configured to reflect yellow light as well as blue light. In one example, the DBR structure includes a first portion where the thicknesses of the layers are larger, and also includes a second portion where the thicknesses of the layers are smaller. In addition to having a reflectance of more than 97.5 percent for light of a wavelength in a 440 nm-470 nm range, the overall reflector structure has a reflectance of more than 90 percent for light of a wavelength in a 500 nm-700 nm range.

Abstract: A lighting device includes: an LED module; a holding member which holds the LED module on its mount part, the mount part protruding in a direction of light emission from the LED module; and a light distribution lens which faces toward the mount part, the light distribution lens (i) receiving light emitted from the LED module and (ii) causing the light to travel to a first side to which the LED module emits the light and to a second side opposite to the first side.

Abstract: A glass article that is ion-exchangeable and has at least one roughened surface. The roughened surface has a distinctness-of-reflected image DOI of less than 90 when measured at an incidence angle of 20°. A pixelated display system that includes such a glass article is also provided.

Abstract: An LED lighting apparatus includes a support unit including a support surface facing an illumination side, a plurality of LED chips supported on the support surface, and a cover that covers the support surface and transmits light from the LED chips. The cover includes a periphery which, as viewed in plan, includes four first sides that are spaced apart from each other and four second sides each connecting ends of adjacent ones of the first sides. The first sides consisting of two pairs of parallel sides, and each of the first sides constituting one of the two pairs and each of the first sides constituting the other one of the two pairs form a right angle. Each of the first sides and each of the adjacent second sides form an obtuse angle.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a lamp is provided. The lamp may include at least one solid light source which is installed on a carrier; an at least partially light-permeable vessel, which encloses the light source and the carrier in a gas-tight manner and a filling gas, which is enclosed in the vessel, wherein the filling gas is a mixture of at least one gas having high thermal conductivity and at least one gas having a different physical property.

Abstract: A light bulb having anti-reflective coatings on an inner surface and/or an outer surface of the shell of the light bulb. The anti-reflective coatings reduce light loss due to reflections at the interfaces between the interior of the bulb and the shell and between the shell and the exterior of the bulb. The light source may be either incandescent, fluorescent or LED.

Abstract: The lighting device has at least one LED chip that is potted by means of a potting compound, which potting compound has a light-transmissive, castable and curable matrix material comprising scattering volumes as filler material, wherein the scattering volumes are distributed inhomogeneously over a thickness of the potting compound and these scattering volumes have a lower density than the matrix material in its castable state. A method is used for producing a lighting device, which comprises at least one LED chip, by means of at least the following steps: potting the at least one LED chip by means of a potting compound containing scattering volumes, wherein the scattering volumes have a lower density than a matrix material of the potting compound in this state; curing the potting compound so that an inhomogeneous distribution of the scattering volumes is obtained owing to floating of the scattering volumes in the matrix material.

Abstract: A display apparatus has an organic EL element which emits red color, an organic EL element which emits green color, and an organic EL element which emits blue color, in which a structure for improving light emission efficiency is provided only at the light emission side of the organic EL element which emits blue color.

Abstract: A LED light bulb (10, 110, 210) having at least one LED (30a-d, 230). Light output from the LED is directed toward an offset scattering optics structure (50, 150, 250) that intersects and scatters the light output. The LED may optionally be paired with a narrow beam optical piece (32a-d, 132a-d, 232) to focus and direct the light output of the LED toward the scattering optics structure. A mounting structure (40, 140, 240a, 240b) may support the scattering optics structure and offset the scattering optics structure from the LED.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical element, the method comprising: growing a first layer of single crystal diamond material via a chemical vapour deposition technique using a gas phase having a first nitrogen concentration; growing a second layer of single crystal diamond material over said first layer via a chemical vapour deposition technique using a gas phase having a second nitrogen concentration, wherein the second nitrogen concentration is lower than the first nitrogen concentration; forming an optical element from at least a portion of the second layer of single crystal diamond material; and forming an out-coupling structure at a surface of the optical element for increasing out-coupling of light.

Abstract: A display device having a plurality of light-emitting elements that construct picture elements aligned on a substrate in a formation of a matrix. The light-emitting element includes a light-emitting device having a flat surface portion and including a light-emitting layer, an anode and a cathode, a driver element connected with the light-emitting element, an insulation layer having a contact hole formed over the driver element, wherein the anode is formed on the insulation layer and connected to the driver element via the contact hole, and a tilted reflective surface is provided in a peripheral area surrounding the flat surface portion of the light-emitting device and has a tilt angle against the flat surface portion of the light-emitting device, wherein the tilted reflective surface is provided on a surface of a slope of a bank that is provided on the substrate.

Abstract: A retaining frame (2) having at least one optical element (3) secured thereto by injection molding, with the at least one optical element (3) being embodied for beam shaping at least by means of total internal reflection and/or diffraction.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device including a first substrate, a second substrate parallel to the first substrate, and an organic light emitting unit disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate is provided. The first substrate has a plurality of first light guiding microstructures. A distribution density of the first light guiding microstructures is in a range of 100 to 2000 pcs/mm, wherein the first light guiding microstructures are located inside the first substrate and a material of the first substrate includes a photosensitive material.

Abstract: A direct-viewing type display device (100A) of the present invention includes: a display panel which has a display region (10A) that can be altered into a transparent state and a frame region (10F) provided outside the display region; and a light-transmitting cover (20) provided on a front side of the display panel. The light-transmitting cover includes a lens portion (22) positioned so as to overlap a region that includes part of the frame region of the display panel and part of a peripheral display region (10D) within the display region which adjoins the part of the frame region. The display device further includes a housing (30) which has a housing portion (36) provided at least on a side surface (10b) of the display panel. Part of light going out from the part of the peripheral display region and/or part of light entering the housing portion on a rear side goes out on a front side of the housing portion (36).

Abstract: A color filter for use in a light-emitting display element which emits at least white light, the color filter including a circularly polarizing layer which includes a polarizing layer, the polarizing layer having an orientation layer and a liquid crystal compound layer, wherein the circularly polarizing layer is formed only in an optical path of the white light.

Abstract: There are provided an electronic paper display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The electronic paper display device includes: a lower substrate having lower barrier ribs formed thereon, the lower barrier ribs forming cells for receiving electronic paper display elements; electronic paper display elements mounted in the cells of the lower substrate and having optical and electrical anisotropy; and an upper substrate formed to cover the lower substrate and including upper patterns bonded to the lower barrier ribs so as to secure a fluid moving path of the cell.