Mixed light source
A mixed light source comprising: a first radiation source, which emits radiation in the red spectral range; an excitation source, which contains a III-V semiconductor material; and a conversion substance, which, during the operation of the mixed light source, converts the radiation of the excitation source at least partly into radiation whose color locus in the CIE chromaticity diagram lies within a polygon spanned by the coordinates (0.1609; 0.497), (0.35; 0.6458), (0.558; 0.444) and (0.453; 0.415).
1. A mixed light source comprising:
a first radiation source, which emits radiation in the red spectral range;
an excitation source, comprising a III-V semiconductor material;
a conversion substance, which, during the operation of the mixed light source, converts the radiation of the excitation source at least partly into radiation having a defined color locus; and
a further radiation source which generates radiation in the blue spectral range, wherein:
the further radiation source generates radiation having a dominant wavelength of between 465 nm and 470 nm inclusive, and
the excitation source generates radiation having a dominant wavelength of between 445 nm and 449 nm inclusive.
2. The mixed light source according to claim 1 ,
wherein the color locus of the conversion substance in the CIE chromaticity diagram lies within a polygon spanned by the coordinates (0.43; 0.45), (0.42; 0.42), (0.512; 0.487), (0.416; 0.583) and (0.36; 0.48).
3. The mixed light source according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first radiation source emits radiation in the range of between 612 nm and 630 nm inclusive.
4. The mixed light source according to claim 1 , wherein the first radiation source emits radiation in the range of between 616 nm and 620 nm inclusive.
5. The mixed light source according to claim 1 , wherein the first radiation source is formed by means of a semiconductor material based on phosphide compound semiconductors.
6. The mixed light source according to claim 1 ,
wherein the excitation source generates radiation having a dominant wavelength of at most 450 nm and the further radiation source generates radiation having a wavelength of at least 460 nm.
7. The mixed light source according to claim 1 , wherein the conversion substance is formed in a manner spaced apart from the excitation source.
8. The mixed light source according to claim 1 , wherein the color locus of the mixed light source is tunable during operation along the curve of a black body radiator.
9. The mixed light source according to claim 8 , wherein, along the curve of the black body radiator, the color rendering index Ra(8) in the range of 2700 K to 6500 K is at least 85.
10. The mixed light source according to claim 1 ,
wherein the radiation generated in the mixed light source passes through a common intermixing structure before emerging from the mixed light source.
11. The mixed light source according to claim 1 , wherein the color locus of the conversion substance in the CIE chromaticity diagram lies within a polygon spanned by the coordinates (0.43; 0.45), (0.42; 0.42), (0.512; 0.487), (0.416; 0.583) and (0.36; 0.48), and
wherein the first radiation source emits radiation in the range of between 616 nm and 620 nm inclusive.
12. The light source according to claim 1 , wherein the conversion substance comprises a material whose composition is chosen from the material group (Y, Gd, Th, Cu) 3 (Al, Ga) 5 O 12 :Ce.