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APPLIED OPTICS
Volume 55, Issue 8, Pages 1899-1905Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/AO.55.001899
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- National Science Foundation (NSF) (CAREER Award) [DMR-1056493]
- Div Of Engineering Education and Centers
- Directorate For Engineering [1242154] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Energy efficiency and lighting quality considerations are driving research into laser-pumped white light sources. Laser diodes as pump sources for downconversion phosphors promise freedom from droop that adversely affects the efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). High-intensity laser diode-pumped light sources for applications such as search lights and automobile headlights have been demonstrated recently. Our paper describes the design and construction of a domestic/office-type solid-state luminaire driven by light from an integrated violet laser-diode module. A trichromatic phosphor made from a blend of separate europium-containing rare-earth phosphors was used as the downconversion medium. Mechanical and optical design of the reflector and the phosphor plate are described. Characteristics of both the pump light and the downconverted light are also described. Our studies also looked at the variation of chromaticity coordinates with variation in pump power and the effect of laser speckle on the lamp's light output. Finally, there is a brief discussion of energy conversion efficiency and longevity considerations, comparing pumping with LEDs versus pumping with laser diodes. (C) 2016 Optical Society of America
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