Suppressed speckle contrast of blue light emission out of white lamp with phosphors excited by blue laser diodes for high-brightness lighting applications

被引:23
作者
Kinoshita, Junichi [1 ]
Ikeda, Yoshihisa [1 ]
Takeda, Yuji [1 ]
Ueno, Misaki [1 ]
Kawasaki, Yoji [1 ]
Matsuba, Yoshiaki [1 ]
Heike, Atsushi [1 ]
机构
[1] Toshiba Lighting & Technol Corp, R&D Ctr Imabari Complex, Imabari, Ehime 7948510, Japan
关键词
speckle contrast; InGaN/GaN blue laser diodes; phosphor conversion; coherence; laser safety;
D O I
10.1007/s10043-012-0072-0
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The speckle contrast of blue light emission out of high-brightness white lamps using phosphors excited by InGaN/GaN blue laser diodes is evaluated as a measure of coherence. As a result, speckle contrast of as low as 1.7%, the same level as a blue light emitting diode, is obtained. This implies that the original blue laser light can be converted into incoherent light through lamp structures without any dynamic mechanisms. This unique speckle-free performance is considered to be realized by multiple scattering inside the lamp structure, the multi-longitudinal mode operation of the blue laser diodes, and the use of multiple laser diodes. Such almost-incoherent white lamps can be applied for general lighting without any nuisance of speckle noise and should be categorized as lamps rather than lasers in terms of laser safety regulation.
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页码:427 / 431
页数:5
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