DocumentCode
3328393
Title
The LiFi® lamp high efficiency high brightness light emitting plasma with long life and excellent color quality
Author
Gilliard, Richard
Author_Institution
Luxim Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
20-24 June 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Summary form only given. The LiFi® lamp utilizes a unique technology which directly delivers high frequency power to a light emitting plasma without the need for electrodes. A dielectric waveguide generates an electromagnetic field within a resonant cavity which efficiently couples power to the high temperature plasma.Inherent advantages of this approach include high luminous efficacy of the emitter in the range of 150 lumens per watt or greater as well as high brightness and excellent color quality. The structure is mechanically robust without typical degradation and failure mechanisms associated with tungsten electrodes and glass to metal seals, resulting in useful lamp life of 30,000+ hours. In addition, the unique combination of high temperature plasma and digitally controlled solid state electronics results in an economically produced family of lamps scalable in packages from 3,000 to over 100,000 lumens.
Keywords
lamps; plasma filled waveguides; plasma temperature; tungsten; LiFi lamp; W; dielectric waveguide; digitally controlled solid state electronics; electromagnetic field; high efficiency high brightness light emission; high frequency power; high temperature plasma; resonant cavity; tungsten electrodes; Brightness; Dielectrics; Electrodes; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Lamps; Plasma applications; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves; Power generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Plasma Science, 2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Norfolk, VA
ISSN
0730-9244
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5474-7
Electronic_ISBN
0730-9244
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PLASMA.2010.5533957
Filename
5533957
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