12-05-2016 дата публикации
Номер: US20160131334A1
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A high-radiance broadband incoherent light source is provided by pumping a body formed from a doped material, such as a Ce:YAG crystal with one or more laser diodes. The laser diodes emit at a stimulus wavelength, which may be an absorption wavelength of the body, and the body fluoresces to emit broadband light in a wide emission band. The body is either disposed in, or forms a light-concentrating cavity, e.g., reflective surfaces, which may be dichroic surfaces, can be formed on or attached to the sides of the body to concentrate the emitted light. The light is captured by a light collector that is coupled to an output face of the body to produce a broadband illumination beam. One or more of the reflective surfaces forming the light-concentrating cavity may form a heat sink. 1. A broadband incoherent light source having a high spectral radiance for providing a broadband illumination output beam , comprising:a body having a material doped to have a fluorescent property when stimulated at a stimulus wavelength, wherein the body provides or is disposed in a light-concentrating cavity;one or more lasers for producing a corresponding one or more stimulus beams having a wavelength substantially equal to the stimulus wavelength, wherein the one or more stimulus beams are directed at one or more faces of the body to cause the body to emit light in an emission band; anda light collector optically coupled to an output face of the body for producing the broadband illumination output beam by collecting at least a portion of the light emitted by the body.2. The broadband light source of claim 1 , wherein the lasers are laser diodes.3. The broadband light source of claim 1 , wherein the stimulus wavelength is between 440-460 nm.4. The broadband light source of claim 1 , wherein the stimulus wavelength lies in an optical absorption band of the body.5. The broadband light source of claim 1 , wherein the body is a solid-state matrix doped with a doping agent.6. The broadband light ...
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