Appotronics Corporation Limited

Yanzheng Xu

Qian Li

Yusan Chen

Zifeng Tian

Yangang Wang

Fei Hu

Xiliang Wu

Mengmeng Xu

Dayan Dai

Hu Xu

Lili Zhang

A light reflecting material, a reflecting layer and a preparation method therefor; the light reflecting material comprises glass powder particles (), diffuse reflection particles, ultra-fine nano particles and an organic carrier; the particle size of the glass powder particles () is ≤5 μm, the particle size of the diffuse reflection particles is 0.1 μm to 0.2 μm, and the particle size of the ultra-fine nano particles is 0.01 μm to 0.05 μm. The glass powder particles (), diffuse reflection particles and ultra-fine nano particles the particle sizes of which decrease progressively in sequence by one order of magnitude are used as the raw materials of the reflecting layer, without deceasing the adhesion between the reflecting layer and a substrate, the surface area within the reflecting layer that may cause reflection or refraction is increased to obtain better reflectivity.

Light reflecting material, reflecting layer and preparation method therefor

Provided is a ceramic composite material and a wavelength converter. The ceramic composite material includes: an alumina matrix, a fluorescent powder uniformly distributed in the alumina matrix, and scattering centers uniformly distributed in the alumina matrix, wherein the alumina matrix is an alumina ceramics, the scattering centers are alumina particles, the alumina particles each have a particle diameter of 1 &#x3bc;m to 10 &#x3bc;m, and the fluorescent powder has a particle diameter of 13 &#x3bc;m to 20 &#x3bc;m.

Preparation method for ceramic composite material, ceramic composite material, and wavelength converter

Provided is a wavelength conversion apparatus that includes a metal substrate; and a light-emitting ceramic layer. The light-emitting ceramic layer is used for absorbing excitation light and emitting excited light having a wavelength different from that of the excitation light. A metal reflective layer and a silica gel layer are stacked between the metal substrate and the light-emitting ceramic layer, and the reflective layer is used for reflecting the excited light and an unconverted part of the excitation light. The wavelength conversion device can reduce heat generated in the wavelength conversion apparatus, while realizing an aim of emitting excited light having a high illumination intensity in the wavelength conversion apparatus.

Wavelength conversion apparatus

A preparation method for a ceramic composite material, a ceramic composite material, and a wavelength converter. The preparation method comprises: preparing an aluminium salt solution and a fluorescent powder; dispersing the fluorescent powder into a buffer solution having a pH 4.5-5.5 to obtain a suspension; titrating the suspension with the aluminium salt solution to obtain a fluorescent powder coated with AlOhydrate film; calcining the fluorescent powder coated with AlOhydrate film to obtain a AlO-coated fluorescent powder; mixing aluminium oxide powder with a particle size of 0.1 &#x3bc;m-1 &#x3bc;m and aluminium oxide powder with a particle size of 1 &#x3bc;m-10 &#x3bc;m to obtain mixed aluminium oxide powder; mixing the AlO-coated fluorescent powder and the mixed aluminium oxide powder to obtain mixed powder, the AlO-coated fluorescent powder being present in 40%-90% by weight of the mixed powder; and pre-pressing and sintering the mixed powder to obtain the ceramic composite material.

A light-emitting ceramic and a light-emitting device. The light-emitting ceramic comprises a YAG substrate and light-emitting centers and diffusion particles evenly dispersed in the YAG substrate. The light-emitting centers are lanthanide-doped YAG fluorescent powder particles of 10-20 &#x3bc;m in grain size. The particle size of the scattering particles is 20-50 nm. The YAG substrate is a lanthanide-doped YAG ceramic. Also, the grain size of the YAG substrate is less than the grain size of the YAG fluorescent powder particles.

Light-emitting ceramic and light-emitting device

A composite ceramic with improved mechanical performance and a preparation method therefor. The composite ceramic comprises fluorescent powder, a ceramic matrix, and an optional sintering aid. The weight ratio of the fluorescent powder to the ceramic matrix is from 3:17 to 9:1, and the relative density of the composite ceramic is greater than 95%. The preparation method comprises using core shell-structured coated fluorescent powder as a raw material, and ball-milling and sintering the raw material to obtain the composite ceramic.

Composite ceramic and preparation method therefor

A wavelength conversion device, a manufacturing method thereof, and a related illumination device. The wavelength conversion device comprises a fluorescent powder layer () that is successively stacked, a diffuse reflection layer (), and a high-thermal-conductivity substrate (). The diffuse reflection layer () comprises white scattered particles for scattering the incident light; the high-thermal-conductivity substrate () is one of an aluminum nitride substrate, a silicon nitride substrate, a silicon carbide substrate, a boron nitride substrate, and a beryllium oxide substrate. The wavelength conversion device has good reflectivity and thermal stability.

Wavelength conversion device, manufacturing method thereof, and related illumination device

A wavelength conversion device, comprising a light-emitting layer, a reflection layer, and a substrate layer stacked upon each other in that order. The light-emitting layer comprises a wavelength conversion material and a first glass powder. The reflection layer comprises a reflection particle and a second glass powder. The second glass powder has a smaller particle diameter compared to the first glass powder. The technical solution achieves equivalent softening of the reflection layer and light-emitting layer in a sintering process for manufacturing the wavelength conversion device, thereby overcoming the issue of inadequate softening of the reflection layer and improving an adhesive strength between the reflection layer and the substrate layer.

Wavelength conversion device and method for manufacturing the same

Disclosed are a wavelength conversion device, and a light source system and a projection system therefor. The wavelength conversion device comprises a supporting structure and a plurality of wavelength conversion modules arranged together, each wavelength conversion module comprising a ceramic carrier and a phosphor material provided thereon. The supporting structure ensures that the plurality of wavelength conversion modules remain fixed relative to one another. The light source system and the projection system both comprise the present wavelength conversion device. The use of ceramic material as the carrier for the phosphor material enables high temperature resistance, and prevents detachment of the phosphor material due to deformation at high temperatures. In addition, such a modular wavelength conversion device does not crack easily, and has a flexible design and shorter production cycle.

Wavelength conversion device, and light source system and projection system therefor

Disclosed is a manufacturing method for a wavelength conversion device, comprising: preparing a plurality of wavelength conversion modules, each wavelength conversion module comprising a ceramic substrate, a reflecting layer and a fluorescent powder layer, said layers being stacked sequentially and formed into one piece; installing and fixing the plurality of wavelength conversion modules on one surface of a base substrate. By arranging different fluorescent powders respectively on the different wavelength conversion modules, a plurality of wavelength conversion modules can be produced separately at the same time, thereby significantly shortening the production cycle. Each such module is produced independently and is thus not subject to the restrictions of the characteristics of other fluorescent powders. This is beneficial for the optimization of the various processes, and a wavelength conversion device having optimal performance is thereby obtained.

Manufacturing method for wavelength conversion device

The present disclosure provides a wavelength conversion device, and its light source system and projection system. The wavelength conversion device includes a wavelength conversion material layer, and a first light-filtering layer on a first side of the wavelength conversion material layer. The wavelength conversion device also includes a first thermally-conductive dielectric layer configured between the wavelength conversion material layer and the first light-filtering layer. The first thermally-conductive dielectric layer has a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to the wavelength conversion material layer, and has a refractivity less than the wavelength conversion material layer. Accordingly, the heat generated by the wavelength conversion material layer may be timely conducted out, thus improving the conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion device.

Wavelength conversion device, light source system and projection system

An illumination device includes a wavelength conversion material layer with a first surface, which includes a wavelength conversion material and a scattering material; a light guide device located adjacent the wavelength conversion material layer on a side facing its first surface for directing an excitation light onto the first surface of the wavelength conversion material layer, and for directing a mixed light emitted from the first surface, which includes converted light and remaining excitation light not absorbed by the wavelength conversion material layer, into a light exit port. In this illumination device, the light guide device can collect the excitation light reflected by the wavelength conversion material layer effectively, which insures that adding scattering materials into the wavelength conversion material layer doesn't have a significant impact on the luminous efficiency of the illumination device, and resolves the conflict between color uniformity and luminous efficiency of the device.

Illumination device, projecting device and lighting device

A lighting device, a method and a light wavelength conversion wheel assembly for color tuning thereof. The lighting device includes a light source which includes an excitation light source and a moving unit. The moving unit includes a light wavelength conversion wheel assembly having a heat dissipation base. The heat dissipation base is divided into a number of segments carrying different wavelength conversion materials, and is controlled to rotate intermittently or rotate to a predetermined angle around a wheel shaft serving as an axis. The heat dissipation base faces the exciting light and is illuminated locally. A control unit controls the rotation so that a predetermined area is rotated into the illumination area of the exciting light. Output light of a predetermined color is provided by the excitation light source and the predetermined area or the wavelength conversion material located in the predetermined area.

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Yanzheng Xu