US 11,811,189 B1
Structured phosphors for dynamic lighting
Vlad Joseph Novotny, Los Gatos, CA (US); Troy Trottier, Cary, NC (US); James W. Raring, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Paul Rudy, Manhattan Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/695,510.
Application 17/695,510 is a continuation of application No. 17/025,059, filed on Sep. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,294,267.
Application 17/025,059 is a continuation of application No. 16/740,266, filed on Jan. 10, 2020, granted, now 10,809,606, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 16/740,266 is a continuation of application No. 15/949,608, filed on Apr. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,551,728, issued on Feb. 4, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G02B 1/11 (2015.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01); H01S 5/30 (2006.01); H01L 33/64 (2010.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); H01S 5/024 (2006.01); H01S 5/40 (2006.01); H01L 33/00 (2010.01); H01L 27/15 (2006.01)
CPC H01S 5/0071 (2013.01) [G02B 1/11 (2013.01); G03B 21/005 (2013.01); G03B 21/204 (2013.01); H01S 5/0087 (2021.01); H01L 27/15 (2013.01); H01L 33/0045 (2013.01); H01L 33/64 (2013.01); H01S 5/02469 (2013.01); H01S 5/02476 (2013.01); H01S 5/3013 (2013.01); H01S 5/4075 (2013.01); H01S 5/4087 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a laser diode device configured to generate a laser beam;
a structured phosphor device configured to emit a light beam upon excitation by the laser beam; and
an application configured with the structured phosphor device, wherein the structured phosphor device includes a phosphor comprising an array of pixel regions separated by boundary regions, wherein one or more pixel regions of the array of pixel regions are configured to be addressed by the laser beam incident on the one or more pixel regions and configured to generate the emitted light beam from the phosphor, wherein the boundary regions are configured to limit cross-talk of the laser beam and the emitted light beam between the one or more addressed pixel regions and adjacent ones of the array of pixel regions.