Embodiment
Below in conjunction with drawings and embodiments the embodiment of the invention is elaborated.
Embodiment one:
Fig. 2 is a kind of structural representation of embodiment of the invention light-emitting device, and as shown in Figure 2, light-emitting device 200 comprises excitation source 210, Wavelength converter 220, light collecting device 230, light splitting device 240.
Excitation source 210 is used for outgoing exciting light L1.In the present embodiment, excitation source 210 is specially the blue laser light source, and in other embodiment of the present invention, excitation source can also be LED or fluorescent powder light source etc.
Wavelength converter 220 comprises material for transformation of wave length, material for transformation of wave length absorbs exciting light L1 to produce Stimulated Light, this Wavelength converter 220 is used for receiving exciting light L1, and at least part of emergent light L2 that is excited of outgoing, this is excited emergent light may all be the Stimulated Light of material for transformation of wave length, also may be the mixed light of this Stimulated Light and unabsorbed exciting light.Particularly, in the present embodiment, Wavelength converter 220 comprises first surface 220a and second surface 220b, and first surface 220a be used for to receive exciting light L1, and second surface 220b is used for outgoing and is excited emergent light L2.
Light collecting device 230 is on the light path between Wavelength converter 220 and the light splitting device 240, be used for collecting the emergent light L2 of Wavelength converter 220, and with this emergent light from the emitting light path outgoing, and this emitting light path is separated with the light path that incides the exciting light L1 of Wavelength converter 230, and emergent light returns excitation source 210 and form loss to avoid being excited.In the present embodiment, exciting light L1 incides the first surface 220a of Wavelength converter, and light collecting device 230 collect Wavelength converters second surface 220b be excited emergent light L2, thereby the light path of emergent light L2 of being excited that has realized exciting light L1 and second surface 220b is separated.In the present embodiment, light collecting device 230 is specially lens, on these lens 230 can focus on the emergent light L2 of Wavelength converter 220 a bit.
What light splitting device 240 was used for receiving light collecting device 230 is excited emergent light L2, and this is excited the light L3 transmission of the first polarization state among the emergent light L2, simultaneously with light (not shown in FIG.) the reflected light gathering-device 230 of the second polarization state in this incident light.In the present embodiment, light splitting device is specially reflective polarizer, such as wire grid polarizers, the black type polarizer of courage etc., and wherein reflective polarizer is simple in structure, and is insensitive to the angle of incident light, is a kind of preferred device.
Light collecting device 230 also be used for to receive the light of the second polarization state of the reflection of light splitting device 240, and the light of this second polarization state is guided to being excited on the light-emitting face of emergent light L2 of Wavelength converter 220, the light of this second polarization state be incident on position and Wavelength converter on the light-emitting face to be excited the outgoing position of emergent light L2 identical.For the reflected light that guarantees light splitting device 240 be incident on position and Wavelength converter on the light-emitting face to be excited the outgoing position of emergent light L2 identical, a kind of method is the optical system that light collecting device is designed to have a pair of conjugate plane, guarantees that simultaneously the exiting surface of light splitting device 240 incidence surfaces and Wavelength converter 220 lays respectively on this a pair of conjugate plane.The incidence surface of the light splitting device here is the surface of light splitting device of the emergent light incident of Wavelength converter, and this incidence surface also is simultaneously the surface of light of the second polarization state of light splitting device reflection.In having the optical system of a pair of conjugate plane, some Q and Q ' on two conjugate plane have one to one mapping relations, namely according to the light path principle of reversibility, if place light source at the Q point, and will be Q ' some imaging, vice versa.2 points so in correspondence with each other are called a pair of conjugate points, and the face that is comprised of conjugate points is conjugate plane.Therefore when the exiting surface of the incidence surface of light splitting device 240 and Wavelength converter 220 lays respectively on a pair of conjugate plane of light collecting device, the reflected light of light splitting device 240 be incident on position and Wavelength converter on the light-emitting face of light collecting device to be excited the outgoing position of emergent light L2 identical.
Particularly, for realizing that light splitting device 240 and the exiting surface of Wavelength converter 220 lay respectively on a pair of conjugate plane, light collecting device 230 can be imaging optical system, the collecting lens group in the present embodiment for example, the light-emitting face that collecting lens group 230 is collected Wavelength converters be second surface 220b be excited emergent light L2, and this is excited emergent light L2 focuses on a bit, the incidence surface of light splitting device 240 is positioned on this aspect, and this moment, light splitting device 240 laid respectively on a pair of conjugate plane with the exiting surface of Wavelength converter 220.The Wavelength converter that is positioned at object plane is excited the emergent light hot spot and is positioned at a pair of conjugate plane with the launching spot that is positioned at the light splitting device surface of image planes, according to optical imaging concept, from the reflected light on the surface of the light splitting device of image planes inevitable and Wavelength converter in the position of the light-emitting face that returns Wavelength converter to be excited the outgoing position of emergent light identical.In other embodiment of the present invention, light collecting device 230 can also be other device with focal imaging effect.
Compared with prior art, in the present embodiment, the emergent light L2 of Wavelength converter 220 is collected into light splitting device 240 through light collecting device 230, the light of the second polarization state of light splitting device 240 reflections is reflected back wavelength conversion equipment 220 through this light collecting device 230 again, and the position that the light of the second polarization state is incident on the light-emitting face of Wavelength converter 220 is identical with the outgoing position of the emergent light L2 of Wavelength converter 220, therefore the hot spot on the Wavelength converter and the hot spot on the light splitting device can not enlarge in the process of circulation, thereby can avoid brightness to reduce.Because hot spot can not enlarge, so do not need the distance of requirement Wavelength converter and light collecting device very near, therefore can too high requirement not arranged to technological requirement and the job stability of Wavelength converter in the process of circulation yet.
In the present embodiment, Wavelength converter 220 comprises wavelength conversion layer 221, substrate 222.Wavelength conversion layer 221 comprises material for transformation of wave length.Material for transformation of wave length is specially gold-tinted fluorescent powder, YAG fluorescent powder for example, and it can absorb the Stimulated Light of blue light and stimulated emission yellow.Material for transformation of wave length may be the material that quantum dot, fluorescent dye etc. have wavelength conversion capability also, is not limited to fluorescent powder.Substrate 222 is clear glass, can play a supporting role to wavelength conversion layer 221.Preferably, the surface of substrate 222 arranges one deck filter coating, and this filter coating can transmit blue and reflected yellow Stimulated Light, can improve the utilization factor of Stimulated Light; Further, the blue light that filter coating can the incident of transmission low-angle and reflect the blue light of yellow Stimulated Light and wide-angle can again excite the long conversion layer 221 of blu-ray reflection echo from the wide-angle of wavelength conversion layer 221 reflections, thereby raises the efficiency.But in the situation that the rigidity of wavelength conversion layer enough (for example wavelength conversion layer forms by fluorescent powder is entrained in the clear glass) own, substrate is omissible, can be plated in filter coating the surface of wavelength conversion layer this moment, has equally identical effect.
In the present embodiment, light-emitting device 200 also comprises drive unit 223, drive unit 223 is used for driving wavelength conversion layer 221 and substrate 222 motions, so that exciting light L1 acts on this wavelength conversion layer 221 at the hot spot that this wavelength conversion layer 221 forms along predefined paths, the problem that raises with this wavelength conversion layer temperature of avoiding the exciting light long duration of action to cause in the same position of wavelength conversion layer 221.Particularly, in the present embodiment, drive unit 223 is used for driving wavelength conversion layer 221 and rotates with substrate 222, so that exciting light acts on this wavelength conversion layer 221 at the hot spot that this wavelength conversion layer 221 forms along predetermined circular path.Preferably, substrate 222 is in the form of annular discs, and wavelength conversion layer 221 is the ring-type concentric with this disk, and drive unit 223 is cylindrical motor, and drive unit 223 is coaxial fixing with substrate 222.In other embodiment of the present invention, drive unit 223 also can drive wavelength conversion layer and otherwise move, such as horizontal reciprocating movement etc.In the material for transformation of wave length of wavelength conversion layer 221 can the situation of withstand higher temperatures, Wavelength converter 220 also can not arrange drive unit.
In the present embodiment, wavelength conversion layer 221 includes only a zone, and this region division has yellow fluorescent powder, and wavelength conversion layer 221 absorbs blue laser to produce yellow Stimulated Light, and this yellow Stimulated Light becomes the white light outgoing with unabsorbed blue light.In other embodiment of the present invention, wavelength conversion layer 221 can comprise zone more than two, at least one is provided with material for transformation of wave length in the zone more than two for this, and other zone can arrange the different material of function, such as the material for transformation of wave length of other kind or scattering material etc.For example, wavelength conversion layer 221 comprises Three regions, be respectively arranged with red fluorescence powder, green emitting phosphor and scattering material, red fluorescence powder and green emitting phosphor absorb respectively blue laser and produce ruddiness and green glow, scattering material receive blue laser and with its scattering with eliminating coherence after outgoing, so wavelength conversion layer 221 can red bluish-green three coloured light of outgoing.
In addition, because material for transformation of wave length always comprises the part exciting light to exciting Optical Absorption can not reach absolutely in the emergent light of wavelength conversion layer 221.Therefore, in other embodiment of the present invention, when not needing exciting light in the emergent light of light-emitting device, light-emitting device can also arrange filtering apparatus to be come the emergent light of wavelength conversion layer is filtered.Filtering apparatus comprises optical filter, can receive the emergent light of wavelength conversion layer, and filters out wherein at least part of exciting light.In the present embodiment, filtering apparatus can be arranged on the first surface of Wavelength converter, this filtering apparatus can the transmission Stimulated Light and the exciting light of low-angle incident, the exciting light of reflection wide-angle, and the exciting light composition in the Wavelength converter emergent light will reduce greatly.In addition, the optical filtering colour wheel can also be set, the optical filtering colour wheel can the transmission exciting light, the reflection Stimulated Light, and the optical filtering colour wheel rotates synchronously with Wavelength converter, can filter out the exciting light of Wavelength converter emergent light, and light-emitting device can an outgoing Stimulated Light at this moment.
Embodiment two:
Fig. 3 is another structural representation of embodiment of the invention light-emitting device, and as shown in Figure 3, light-emitting device 300 comprises excitation source 310, Wavelength converter 320, light collecting device 330 and light splitting device 340.
The light-emitting device of the present embodiment is from the difference of light-emitting device shown in Figure 2: the light collecting device of light-emitting device 300 330 is the lens different with light collecting device 230 effects in implemented, these lens 330 are adjusted into directional light with the emergent light of Wavelength converter 320, light splitting device 340 is perpendicular to the incident direction of this directional light, and the former road of this directional light is returned.The lens here are adjusted to directional light with incident light and it are vertically shone on the incidence surface of light splitting device 340, and the light that can realize equally the second polarization state of polarization spectro sheet 340 reflection is incident on position on the light-emitting face of Wavelength converter 320 with to be excited the outgoing position of emergent light L2 identical.With respect to embodiment shown in Figure 2, lens 330 in the present embodiment are that the emergent light with fluorescent powder is adjusted into directional light, therefore what the curvature of lens 330 did not need to design is very large, it is relatively easy to make, in addition, 340 of polarization spectro sheets need to keep its exiting surface directional light vertical and incident to get final product, and position accuracy demand is not high, relatively more easily regulates.In other embodiment of the present invention, light collecting device 330 can also be the combination that tulip lens etc. have optical element or the optical element of collimating effect.
Embodiment three:
Fig. 4 a is another structural representation of embodiment of the invention light-emitting device, and shown in Fig. 4 a, light-emitting device comprises excitation source 410, Wavelength converter 420, light collecting device 430 and light splitting device 440.The difference of the light-emitting device in the present embodiment and light-emitting device shown in Figure 2 200 is:
1) substrate 422 of Wavelength converter 420 is provided with the reflection horizon, and this reflection horizon is on the surface of contact between wavelength conversion layer 421 and the substrate 422, and the light that wavelength conversion layer 421 can be shone on this reflection horizon is reflected back first surface 420a.Part light in the mixed light of first surface 420a reception exciting light and emission parts Stimulated Light or Stimulated Light and unabsorbed exciting light.In the situation that the rigidity of wavelength conversion layer enough (for example wavelength conversion layer forms by fluorescent powder is entrained in the clear glass) own, substrate is omissible, this moment, the reflection horizon can be plated in the surface relative with first surface of wavelength conversion layer, had equally identical effect.In addition, in the situation that wavelength conversion layer medium wavelength transition material thickness is enough, also can not need to arrange the reflection horizon.In other embodiment of the present invention, substrate 422 also can be the hard material that high anti-aluminium sheet etc. has the highly reflective surface.
2) light collecting device 430 is the cambered surface reflection unit that comprises the reflecting surface 432 of light hole 431 and light hole outside, exciting light is incident on the wavelength conversion layer 421 through light hole 431, the major part of the emergent light of wavelength conversion layer 421 is by reflecting surface 432 reflections of cambered surface reflection unit and incided light splitting device 440, and fraction leaks from light hole 431.Cambered surface reflection unit 430 is the part of semielliptical shape or semielliptical shape, and wavelength conversion layer 421 is arranged at a focus of this ellipsoid, light splitting device 440 is positioned at another focus, thereby most of light of wavelength conversion layer outgoing reflexes to another focus of this ellipsoid through the reflecting surface of cambered surface reflection unit, namely light splitting device 440; Perhaps, cambered surface reflection unit 430 also can be semisphere or a hemispheric part, and wavelength conversion layer is arranged at the A point near this sphere centre of sphere, light splitting device is positioned at the B point, A and B are symmetrical about the centre of sphere, thereby most of light of wavelength conversion layer outgoing reflexes to light splitting device through the reflecting surface of cambered surface reflection unit, collects so that carry out light.Therefore, in the present embodiment, the emitting light path of wavelength conversion layer 421 emergent lights is through reflecting surface 432 reflections, the light path that incides the exciting light of wavelength conversion layer 421 then passes through light hole 431 transmissions, thereby realized the exciting light light path and be excited the separating of emergent light light path by arranging of curved reflectors.
In the present embodiment, curved reflectors is the light collecting device with a pair of conjugate plane of another kind of form.For curved reflectors, wavelength conversion layer and light splitting device are symmetric relation about its physical centre, optically have the character of conjugation.Therefore the reflected light that can realize equally light splitting device be incident on position and Wavelength converter on the light-emitting face of Wavelength converter to be excited the outgoing position of emergent light identical.In addition, light collecting device is not limited in the cambered surface reflection unit with light hole in the present embodiment, cambered surface reflection unit that in other embodiments also can be not with holes only needs from exciting light is got final product from the gap incident between cambered surface reflection unit and the Wavelength converter.
In the present embodiment, utilize the reflective Wavelength converter can be so that the structure of light-emitting device is compacter.Cambered surface reflection unit simple in structure, collection efficiency is higher, also has lower-cost advantage.
In other embodiment of the present invention, light collecting device can also be comprised of plural parts.Fig. 4 b is another structural representation of light-emitting device in Fig. 4 a illustrated embodiment, shown in Fig. 4 b, light collecting device 430 comprises square rod 432, curved reflectors 431, square rod 432 is on the light path between curved reflectors 431 and the light splitting device 440, curved reflectors 431 comprises a light hole and is centered around this light hole reflecting surface on every side, light hole is used for the transmission exciting light to the first surface of Wavelength converter, the emergent light of the first surface of reflecting surface collection Wavelength converter also is collected into a bit, the incident light plane of square rod 432 is positioned on this aspect, be used for receiving the emergent light of curved reflectors 431, and with this emergent light outgoing to polarization spectro element 440, square rod 432 also is used for the light of the second polarization state of reception polarization spectro element 440 reflections, and guides the light of this second polarization state to be incident to curved reflectors 431.Square rod 432 is specially the taper square rod, and the incidence surface of taper square rod 432 is positioned on the convergent point of emergent light of curved reflectors 431, and light splitting device 440 is near the exiting surface of taper square rod 432 and parallel with this exiting surface.The emergent light of light collecting device 431 is incident to light splitting device 440 behind taper square rod 432, the light of the second polarization state wherein can be polarized light-dividing device 440 reflections, because exiting surface and the incidence surface of taper square rod 432 are a pair of conjugate plane, come recovering light path identical in the taper square rod 432, the light of the second polarization state still can be back to the outgoing position of Wavelength converter 420 emergent lights.In the present embodiment, the taper square rod can also be spared light to the emergent light of Wavelength converter, and can also reduce the lighting angle of this emergent light so that the shape of the shape of this emergent light hot spot and projection screen is more approaching, improves transfer efficiency.In other embodiment of the present invention, square rod can also be excellent with other formal integral, CPC (Compound Parabolic Concentrator, the composite parabolic gatherer) etc. the device that has a pair of conjugate plane, namely inside comes the identical device of recovering light path to replace, and only need be arranged on the light path between Wavelength converter and the light splitting device to get final product.
Embodiment four
Fig. 5 is another structural representation of embodiment of the invention light-emitting device, and as shown in Figure 5, light-emitting device comprises excitation source 510, Wavelength converter 520, light collecting device 530 and light splitting device 540.The difference of light-emitting device is shown in light-emitting device in the present embodiment and Fig. 4 a: light collecting device 530 comprises catoptron with holes 531 and lens 532, this light collecting device 530 can be adjusted to directional light with the emergent light of Wavelength converter 520, and makes it impinge perpendicularly on light splitting device.Particularly, the through hole that exciting light sees through catoptron 531 incides lens 532, and lens 532 focus to exciting light the first surface 520a of Wavelength converter 520.The emergent light of Wavelength converter 520 is incident to lens 532 and is adjusted to directional light, and be incident to reflective mirror with holes 531, reflective mirror with holes 531 and the directional light slant setting that forms an angle, this directional light can be reflexed to light splitting device 540, realize that the emitting light path of emergent light of Wavelength converter 520 and the light path that exciting light is incident to Wavelength converter 520 are separated.The directional light vertical incidence is to light splitting device 540, can be polarized light-dividing device 540 reflections and returns along original optical path.In the present embodiment, on the basis of the cramped construction that utilizes reflective Wavelength converter, light collecting device 530 can be adjusted to directional light with the emergent light of Wavelength converter 520,540 of polarization spectro sheets need to keep its exiting surface directional light vertical and incident to get final product, position accuracy demand is not high, relatively more easily regulates.
When excitation source 510 comprises a plurality of light-emitting component, catoptron with holes 531 can be arranged a plurality of through holes corresponding one by one with light-emitting component, be incident in the through hole of catoptron 531 with holes after also the emergent light of a plurality of light-emitting components can being converged.Catoptron with holes also can replace with other material with reflection function, and for the ease of the processing through hole, preferably, catoptron can replace with the anti-aluminium sheet of height.In addition, the through hole of catoptron 531 with holes can also arrange optical filter, and this optical filter can the transmission exciting light and reflected Stimulated Light, thereby can improve the utilization ratio of Stimulated Light.
In addition, in the emergent light of light-emitting device, do not need in the situation of exciting light, catoptron with holes can replace with optical filter, this optical filter can the transmission exciting light and is reflected Stimulated Light, with respect to catoptron with holes, Stimulated Light can not lost from the through hole transmission, has improved the utilization ratio of Stimulated Light.In addition, optical filter can also have the effect that the spectrum of Stimulated Light is modified.
Embodiment five
Fig. 6 is another structural representation of embodiment of the invention light-emitting device, and as shown in Figure 6, light-emitting device comprises excitation source 610, Wavelength converter 620, light collecting device 630 and light splitting device 640.The difference of the light-emitting device in the present embodiment and light-emitting device shown in Figure 5 is: the light collecting device 630 in the present embodiment is the free form surface reflection horizon with light hole, this light hole is used for the transmission exciting light to the first surface 620a of Wavelength converter, the emergent light of the first surface 620a of Wavelength converter 620 can be collected in this free form surface reflection horizon, and this emergent light is adjusted to the vertical outgoing of directional light to the incident light plane of light splitting device 640.Compare with the light collecting device that catoptron with holes forms with lens, collection and the collimating effect of light just can be realized in the free form surface reflection horizon by an element, relatively simple for structure, but the collection area in free form surface reflection horizon is less, lower to the collection efficiency of the emergent light of Wavelength converter.
Each embodiment adopts the mode of going forward one by one to describe in this instructions, and what each embodiment stressed is and the difference of other embodiment that identical similar part is mutually referring to getting final product between each embodiment.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of optical projection system, comprises light-emitting device, and this light-emitting device can have structure and the function in the various embodiments described above.This optical projection system can adopt various shadow casting techniques, for example liquid crystal display (LCD, Liquid Crystal Display) shadow casting technique, digital light path processor (DLP, Digital Light Processor) shadow casting technique.
The above only is embodiments of the present invention; be not so limit claim of the present invention; every equivalent structure or equivalent flow process conversion that utilizes instructions of the present invention and accompanying drawing content to do; or directly or indirectly be used in other relevant technical fields, all in like manner be included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.