Efficient transmissive remote phosphor configuration for a laser-driven high-luminance white light source

To realize laser-driven high-luminance white light sources, many reflective configurations have been studied, often resulting in a challenging optical design. In this paper it is demonstrated that the efficacy of a transmissive configuration can be significantly enhanced by using a sapphire half-ball lens as out-coupling optic. This lens not only improves efficiency, but also drastically increases the potential light output due to improved heat dissipation from the single-crystal phosphor converter. Both claims are substantiated with detailed experimental results and realistic opto-thermal simulations, showing a light output of 6550 lm and over 20000 lm, respectively and corresponding luminance of 67 MCd/m(2) and 209 MCd/m(2). (C) 2022 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement

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This paper investigates both reflective and transmissive configurations for laser-driven high-luminance white light sources. It demonstrates that using a sapphire half-ball lens as the output optic in a transmissive configuration can significantly enhance efficiency and potential light output.