Invented and manufactured by Luminus Devices, PhlatLight technology is a new type of solid state light source that combines the benefits of both LED and laser technologies. This unique solid state lighting technology is ideal for display and illumination applications that require high brightness and the efficient harnessing of light from a small point source.
Photonic Lattice Background
Spun out of research at MIT, Luminus� PhlatLight technology is an innovative and efficient way to maximize light emission from an LED.
The name PhlatLight is derived from its underlying photonic lattice structures. Photonic lattices are complex arrays of sub-wavelength microstructures in a solid dielectric material that can control and radically influence the propagation of light in different directions. This new engineering discipline, combining principles of electromagnetism with the concepts of solid-state physics, has numerous applications in optics and optoelectronics.
Luminus uses complex mathematics to optimize the intricate photonic lattice patterns, and uses proprietary processing to embed them in the PhlatLight LEDs. The result is substantially more light in a narrower, collimated beam that is more easily collected and delivered to its target.
PhlatLight Technology
PhlatLight devices use photonic lattice patterns to extract more light out of the LED more efficiently. These sub-wavelength microstructures direct more light to the surface of the LED, they allow light to emit from the LED more efficiently, and they influence the direction in which the light is emitted. These properties result in the following benefits of PhlatLight technology:
