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Light emitting device having a specific dimension of phosphor layer

US8598778B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2013
Grant dateDec 3, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/8512
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light emitting device includes a base; a light emitting diode (LED) supported by the base; a layer spaced apart from the LED and including a light emitting material of refraction index n1. An enclosure formed by the layer and the base encloses the LED. A medium inside the enclosure between the LED and the layer has a refraction index n0<n1; and an optic in contact with the layer and having a refraction index n2≧n1. The layer is positioned between the optic and the LED. The optic has, at a surface of contact with the layer, a radius r measured along a ray originating from the LED, and, at an output surface of the optic, another radius R measured along the same ray, such that R≧r·(n1/nm), where nm is a refraction index of a medium adjacent the output surface of the optic.

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