摘要:
An electrodeless high intensity discharge (EHID) lamp is disclosed for photo optical applications, such as videoprojection. The lamp contains a specific chemical fill that makes it useful as a light source for videoprojectors. The chemical fill completely vaporizes during operation, and comprises AlI.sub.3, InI, and an iodide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Th, Hf and Zr.
摘要:
A light source, particularly suited for surgical and other medical illumination applications, includes an electrodeless lamp assembly, a reflector having the electrodeless lamp assembly mounted therein and high frequency power source for supplying high frequency power to the electrodeless lamp assembly. The electrodeless lamp assembly includes an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp capsule including a light transmissive discharge envelope enclosing a discharge volume containing a mixture of starting gas and chemical dopant material excitable by high frequency power to a state of luminous emission. The luminous emission has a color rendering index greater than 85 and preferably has a color rendering index greater than 90. The luminous emission preferably has low energy in the spectral range of 800 to 1000 nanometers relative to energy in the visible spectral range. The electrodeless lamp assembly further includes at least one electric field applicator for coupling high frequency power to the lamp capsule.
摘要:
An electrodeless lamp capsule includes a light-transmissive discharge envelope enclosing a discharge volume containing a mixture of starting gas and chemical dopant material excitable by high frequency power to a state of luminous emission, and a lamp stem attached to the discharge envelope. The lamp stem includes a first section having a first cross-sectional area and a second section attached to the discharge envelope. The second section of the lamp stem has a second cross-sectional area that is less than the first cross-sectional area. The lamp stem may be a tube having a longitudinal slot which defines spaced-apart, first and second elements that are attached to the discharge envelope. The first and second elements have a relatively small total cross-sectional area for conducting heat from the discharge envelope and permit secure attachment of the lamp stem to the discharge envelope.
摘要:
Electrodeless arc tubes for high pressure sodium discharge lamps comprise a substantially tubular, translucent body formed from a material comprising sintered polycrystalline alumina. The body has an inside diameter and an outside diameter and a given length. A fill comprising sodium and xenon are loaded within the body. At least one end-seal is provided for the body, the end-seal comprising a first alumina disc sealed within the inside diameter by compression, the first disc being spaced inwardly from an end of the body and having a substantially centrally located aperture therein. A second alumina disc seals the aperture, the second disc being bonded to the first disc and to the inner wall of the body by a sealing frit.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for high speed transmission of data in the solar blind region is disclosed. An ultraviolet source is modulated to permit digital transmission of data. The source includes an electrodeless capsule of UV transmitting material filled with iodine vapor. A means of energizing the iodine vapor into a plasma state is provided by a magnetron, power triode or solid state supply. A circuit to modulated the energizing means is used to impress upon the plasma discharge the encoded data. Filtering means surround the capsule to filter out the plasma background noise. The advantages of the UV communications method and apparatus described are increased pulse rate, faithful conversion of electrically pulsed data into optical pulses with decreased error rate, decreased probability of interception and non-line of sight communication.
摘要:
The present invention describes an electrodeless HID lamp fixture which utilizes conventional microwave printed circuit material to provide both coupling and impedance matching functions. The fixture provides a steady state input impedance of a predetermined (e.g. 50 .OMEGA. or 75 .OMEGA.) value allowing direct connection to a RF power supply. Microwave power is applied at the input of the impedance matching network/balun which transforms the steady-state impedance of the lamp to the predetermined value. The network include a quarter wave transformer having a shunt capacitor coupled to balun-applicator which supplies microwave power to the lamp. In a preferred embodiment, the quarter wave transformer, shunt capacitor and balun are all manufactured on a microstrip.
摘要:
A high frequency applicator for energizing electrodeless lamps is described. The applicators are made of two loops of wire electrically attached to the ends of phased feed points of a planar transmission line. The loops are face each other and are positioned so as to form a gap in which a lamp capsule is placed. Each loop is made of three partial turns, the first and second turns being parallel to each other, each partial turn having a first and second end and the third partial turn is attached to the second end of each partial turn and positioned orthogonal the first and second turns. The plane formed by the third turn makes a dihedral angle between 9.degree. and 135.degree. with the planar transmission line.
摘要:
A method and device for continuously monitoring the distributed high voltage pulses from an ignition coil of an electrical system of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The device is a transparent enclosure filled with a noble gas at low pressure. The inner wall of the enclosure is coated with a light emitting phosphor and a small amount of mercury is placed within the enclosure. When the device is placed near a high voltage wire, an electric field capacitively couples to and ionizes the gas within the device. The mercury is excited and emits photons of ultraviolet radiation which in turn creates visible light as the ultraviolet radiation excites the phosphor coating. When this device is placed next to a spark plug wire, it will illuminate when there are high voltage pulses in the wire. In a preferred embodiment two or more enclosures are placed near the same wire. The enclosures contain different gas pressures and are excited at different voltages. This gives a quantitative measure of the high voltage pulse in the wire.
摘要:
A large scale video display has a plurality of colored electrodeless lamps which are excited by RF energy coupled from a RF cavity upon which the lamps are mounted. The lamps are easily replaced and do not degrade as fast as conventional lamps which have electrodes.
摘要:
A fluorescent light source based on a phosphor excited by a molecular discharge is described. The fluorescent light source comprises a capacitively coupled compact fluorescent lamp coated with a manganese doped magnesium aluminate phosphor on the inside surface of the lamp envelope. The compact fluorscent lamp produces a plasma which emits 206 nm radiation from the molecular discharge of the iodine containing molecular vapors and inert gas fill which in turn excites the phosphor to emit visible light.