LED-based edge lit illumination system

• Main Authors: RADKOV EMIL, SRIVASTAVA ALOK MANI, JACOB CHERIAN, CHEN CHEN-LUN HSING, SETLUR ANANT ACHYUT, COMANZO HOLLY ANN, SHIANG JOSEPH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.12.2012
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

An edge lit illumination system is directed to providing backlighting utilizing a luminescent impregnated lightguide. The apparatus includes an LED radiation source providing a first radiation and a lightguide optically coupled to the LED radiation source including a luminescent material embedded or...