Abstract:
Ensemble lampe à décharge dans lequel un rayonnement électromagnétique est produit par une décharge gazeuse dans une enveloppe contenant une charge. Les porteurs de charge destinés à déclencher et à maintenir la décharge principale sont fournis à partir d'un plasma produit par une décharge pilote dans la charge.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a high intensity light source of the type comprising an evacuated chamber (11) formed by one or more walls, an excitable light source (12) in the evacuated chamber, excitation means (15) located in the chamber for exciting the excitable light source, and a light transmitting region in at least one wall of the chamber for transmitting light emitted by the excitable light source. A light source in accordance with the invention is characterised in that the excitable light source is a self-supporting garnet crystal.
Abstract:
A Far UV C excimer bulb assembly including an excimer bulb, and a curved filter external to and separated from the excimer bulb. The curved filter being hafnium based and including an arc. The excimer bulb emits radiation in a plurality of wavelengths substantially comprising Far UV C. The curved filter having a cut-off wavelength of 234 nm and adapted to block substantially all wavelengths of UV C radiation longer than 234 nm. The excimer bulb is positioned at least partially and centered within the arc so that the majority of the Far UV C wavelengths of radiation pass perpendicularly through the curved filter. The assembly may further include a mirror which may also be curved, and plated onto the exterior surface of the excimer bulb.
Abstract:
A wavelength-tunable light emitting device includes a substrate having an atomic-scale structure formed on a surface thereof, a needle member for locally applying a voltage through a vacuum space or a transparent insulating member to the substrate to cause a tunnel current to flow through the atomic-scale structure, and a variable-voltage power supply capable of varying voltage applied across the gap between the substrate and the needle member. The gap between the first member and the second member is as close as a few nm in length. A tunnel current flows from the tip of the needle member to the atomic-scale structure when a predetermined voltage is applied across the gap between the substrate and the needle member; and light is emitted from a tunneling region in which the tunnel current flows, because of an optical transition between respective localized states of the substrate and the needle. The wavelength of the light varies when the voltage applied across the gap between the substrate and the needle member is varied.
Abstract:
A field emission cathode for use in flat panel displays is disclosed comprising a layer of conductive material and a layer of amorphic diamond film, functioning as a low effective work-function material, deposited over the conductive material to form emission sites. The emission sites each contain at least two sub-regions having differing electron affinities. Use of the cathode to form a computer screen is also disclosed along with the use of the cathode to form a fluorescent light source.
Abstract:
A flat panel display manufacturing process entails forming a laminated structure (90x) by combining a plurality of layers (90 and 90a-90e), including a ceramic layer (90). The laminated structure is fired to convert the layers into an integrated backplate structure, at least part of which constitutes a backplate (93b, 16, or 201). A flat panel device that contains the backplate, a faceplate (91a, 12, or 202) connected to the baseplate to form a sealed enclosure (203), a mechanism (22 and 93) for producing light, and a mechanism (20 or 204) for controlling the light-producing mechanism is then fabricated. The ceramic may be of the zero shrinkage tolerance type. Glazing material can be formed over the backplate. Cooling channels (1101a) can be incorporated in the backplate. A field emission cathode (243) can be formed in openings (241a) in the backplate.
Abstract:
A display device for use in conjunction with a computer system includes a cathode having a layer of conductive material and a layer of low-effective work function material deposited over the conductive material wherein the low-effective work function material has an emission surface comprising a plurality of distributed localized electron emission sites. The emission sites may have electrical properties which are discontinuous from each other. The emission surface may be relatively flat.
Abstract:
The lamp shown herein is a beam mode fluorescent lamp for general lighting applications. The lamp comprises a light transmitting envelope, having a phosphor coating on its inner surface, enclosing a thermionic cathode for emitting electrons and an anode for accelerating the electrons and forming an electron beam, and a fill material, such as mercury, which emits ultraviolet radiation upon excitation. The cathode configuration provides for the elimination of "hot spots" due to ion bombardment at the low potential end of the cathode and for higher overall cathode emission of electrons. Various methods are employed to accomplish these ends, such as: segmenting the cathode, pitch variation of the cathode winding; ion probes and a non-uniform primary coil wound around a larger mandrel wire.
Abstract:
A flat cathode ray tube device is provided for display of information by response to an electron beam of a phosphor coating on a face plate. A monolithic structure includes an x-y matrix of electron source cathodes and a pair of grid arrays successively spaced from the matrix with holes therethrough adjacent to and aligned with the cathodes selectively to form and individually control the intensity of an electron beam from each of said cathodes. Deflection control structure has holes through which the beams may pass with a set of x-y deflection electrodes associated with each of the holes for x-y control of the trajectory of each of the beams. A support plate forms the base of the monolithic structure with the cathodes mounted thereon and a face plate structure marginally sealed to the support plate provides a vacuum tight envelope housing the monolithic structure.