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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter P Lapatovich, Hudson, MA (US);
George R Gibbs, Nesconset, NY (US);
Assignee:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315248 ; 313637 ; 313638 ; 313643 ;
Abstract
An ultraviolet light source includes a volume filled with a dose of AlBr.sub.3 and an inert gas. No mercury is used. During electrical discharge excited states of AlBr.sub.2, and AlBr emit light, with AlBr having a broad ultraviolet emission peaking at about 278 nm. The source may be energized with or without internal electrodes. Phosphors may be employed to convert the ultraviolet to visible light. The lamp's envelope may be aluminosilicate coated quartz.