LED lamps with improved quality of light
LED lamp systems having improved light quality are disclosed. The lamps emit more than 500 lm and more than 2% of the power in the spectral power distribution is emitted within a wavelength range from about 390 nm to about 430 nm.
1. A light-emitting system comprising:
at least one LED device comprising an n-type region, a light-emitting active region, and a p-type region, and emitting a first radiation characterized by a first wavelength in a first range;
at least one first wavelength conversion material optically coupled to the at least one LED device, wherein the at least one first wavelength conversion material converts a part of the first radiation to a second radiation characterized by a second wavelength in a second range from about 500 nm to about 600 nm; and
at least one second wavelength conversion material optically coupled to the at least one LED device, wherein the at least one second wavelength conversion material converts a part of the first radiation to a third radiation characterized by a third wavelength in a third range from about 600 to about 700 nm,
wherein a light spectrum emitted by the light-emitting system has an R9 of at least 80 and is characterized by a spectral power distribution (SPD) in which a violet fraction of the SPD from about 390 nm to about 430 nm is at least at least 0.10.
2. The light-emitting system of claim 1 , wherein said violet fraction of the SPD is at least 0.15.
3. The light-emitting system of claim 1 , wherein R9 is at least 90.
4. The light-emitting system of claim 3 , wherein R9 is at least 95.
5. The light-emitting system of claim 1 , wherein said light-emitting system emits more than 500 lm.
6. An illumination system comprising:
at least one LED device configured in a housing structure, wherein the at least one LED device comprises an n-type region, a light-emitting active region, and a p-type region;
a wavelength conversion material optically coupled to the at least one LED device; and
a power source electrically coupled to the at least one LED device;
wherein light emitted by the illumination system R9 of at least 80 and is characterized by a spectral power distribution (SPD) in which a violet fraction of the SPD from about 390 nm to about 430 nm is at least at least 0.10.
7. The illumination system of claim 6 , wherein said violet fraction of the SPD is at least 0.15.
8. The illumination system of claim 6 , wherein R9 is at least 90.
9. The illumination system of claim 8 , wherein R9 is at least 95.
10. The illumination system of claim 6 , wherein said illumination system emits more than 500 lm.