Abstract:
An excimer bulb assembly including an excimer bulb and a pass filter such that the excimer bulb assembly does not emit substantial UV radiation in wavelengths longer than 231 nm, 232 nm, 233 nm, 234 nm or 235 nm. The wavelengths are measured at an incident angle of zero (0) degrees to the filter plane. The pass filter is preferably constructed of a plurality of layers of hafnium oxide, and most preferably constructed of less than seventy five (75) layers of hafnium oxide. The excimer bulb, pass filter, and two electrical connectors may be adapted to form a cartridge which may be adapted to swivel along its main axis. The cartridge may further include a smart chip. The smart chip may retain and store information regarding the assembly and preferably retains hours of use of the excimer bulb.
Abstract:
A pipe source of UV flux has an inner pipe made of UV transmissive material and coated on its outer surface with a UV emitting phosphor. An outer pipe has a cathode array disposed on or near its inner surface, such as an array of thermionic filament cathodes mounted longitudinally or transverse to the length of the pipe, cold cathode arrays formed on the inner surface of the pipe or cold cathode arrays formed on separate substrates which are then attached to the inner surface of the outer pipe. The ends of this two-pipe assembly are hermetically sealed with flanges or end plates at either end of the pipe and evacuated to a pressure below 1×10−3 Torr. Internal spacing rings may be used to provide additional separation between the inner and out pipes. Current from the cathode arrays is accelerated by an anode voltage to strike the UV phosphors when then emit UV light flux which illuminates the inside of the pipe and the fluid material flowing through the inner pipe.
Abstract:
An image display apparatus includes a face plate with a plurality of light-emitting regions, a rear plate with electron-emitting devices corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting regions, respectively, and a drive circuit that drives the electron-emitting devices. The drive circuit has a correction circuit that calculates a correction value evaluated by influence of emitted electrons from electron-emitting devices which correspond to light-emitting regions around the light-emitting region to be corrected, and corrects a signal input to the electron-emitting device corresponding to the light-emitting region to be corrected based on the correction value. The correction circuit has an adjustment circuit that adjusts the correction value based on variation of characteristics of the plurality of light-emitting regions. Therefore, an image display having improved correction performance and lesser display unevenness can be performed.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to prevent a device portion from being electrostatically charged with the use of the high resistivity film, and at the same time prevent a leak current passing the device portion due to an existing high resistivity film, in an electron source with the use of a surface-conduction electron-emitting device. This process for manufacturing the electron-emitting device comprises the steps of: forming an electroconductive thin film 4 astride device electrodes; forming the high resistivity film 7 in a region except the electroconductive thin film 4 and a perimeter thereof; subjecting the electroconductive thin film 4 to forming processing, to form a fissure 5 therein; and depositing a carbon film 6 inside the fissure 5 and in a region reaching the high resistivity film 7 from the edge of the fissure 5, by applying voltage between device electrodes 2 and 3 under an atmosphere containing a carbon compound.
Abstract:
LED lamp, light comprising an LED lamp, method for operating a light and method for generating an electrical dissipation power in association with an LED lampAn LED lamp (10) is [specified], comprising at least one LED (1) and at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component (2), it being the case that when the LED lamp is operating, the at least one LED emits visible light and the at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component emits electromagnetic radiation having a peak intensity outside the visible region of the spectrum.Further specified is a light comprising such an LED lamp, a method for operating a light and a method for generating an electrical dissipation power in association with an LED lamp.
Abstract:
A backlight for a color liquid crystal display uses various techniques for activating colored phosphors, which emit colored light to each one of several sub-pixels within a particular liquid crystal display pixel. Activation of the colored phosphors may be performed using field emission devices, both diode and triode, a fluorescent lamp, thin film electroluminescent light, an ultraviolet lamp, a thermionic emitter, or a high-intensity glow discharge lamp. LCD panels are manufactured using less than four glass substrates.
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:
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 pair of thermionic electrodes and a fill material, such as mercury, which emits ultraviolet radiation upon excitation. During application of the first polarity of an AC signal, one electrode acts as a cathode and the other electrode functions as an anode. During the other AC polarity, the electrodes reverse their functions. This invention reduces the requirement for input power to a beam mode discharge lamp without adversely affecting luminous output. This lamp substantially eliminates wasted electron bombardment energy to the anode by use of this energy to help heat the cathode for the next half of the AC cycle. This lamp employs a single power source and may be used in various pre-heat or rapid start configurations.
Abstract:
A white light source is described in which a trivalent metallic ultraphosphate is irradiated with a low voltage electron beam. The metallic ions are generally restricted to the lanthanide rare earth ions and yttrium. The material so irradiated emits light in a spectral continuum centered in the visible portion of the electro-magnetic spectrum. This emission is, however, in addition to any narrow bandwidth light emission of the type generally associated with a transition of the metallic ion involving the electrons of the 4f shell.
Abstract:
A non-thermionic field emitting device includes at least one pyramidal shaped field emitting element on one surface of an electrically conductive substrate. At least one needle-like projection is located on the tip of the pyramidal shaped field emitting element. An electron extracting electrode is mounted in parallel spaced relation to and is electrically insulated from the surface of the substrate having the field emitting element thereon. The electron extracting electrode has at least one aperture therein, the aperture being positioned substantially coaxially with a corresponding pyramidal shaped field emitting element.