A lighting system for generating an illumination product comprises an excitation source, blue/UV LED, operable to generate excitation radiation and a remotely located phosphor, photo luminescent material. Excitation radiation is guided from the excitation source to the phosphor by a waveguiding medi
A lighting system for generating an illumination product comprises an excitation source, blue/UV LED, operable to generate excitation radiation and a remotely located phosphor, photo luminescent material. Excitation radiation is guided from the excitation source to the phosphor by a waveguiding medium, the waveguiding medium being configured such that the distance the radiation travels from the excitation source to the phosphor layer is at least one centimeter in length. The UV/blue excitation source provides excitation radiation to the phosphor(s), causing the phosphor(s) to photo luminesce, and it may also provide a component of the final illumination product. The configuration of the waveguide allows a greater flexibility in lighting system configurations, such as hanging lighting fixtures, desk lighting fixtures, floor standing lighting fixtures, desk lamps, track lighting, spot lighting, accent lighting, lighting panels, inspection lamps and endoscopes.
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1. A lighting system comprising: a light emitting flexible sheet that comprises a plurality of flexible elongate light transmissive waveguides, each said flexible waveguide having a light emitting surface;at least one phosphor provided over at least a part of the light emitting surface of said flexi
1. A lighting system comprising: a light emitting flexible sheet that comprises a plurality of flexible elongate light transmissive waveguides, each said flexible waveguide having a light emitting surface;at least one phosphor provided over at least a part of the light emitting surface of said flexible waveguide anda plurality of light emitting diodes, each said light emitting diode operable to generate blue excitation light having a peak emission wavelength greater than 450 nm,the lighting system being configured such that excitation light is coupled into the waveguides such that said excitation light propagates through said flexible waveguide and is then emitted through the light emitting surface and wherein at least a part of the excitation radiation excites the at least one phosphor which emits light of a different color, wherein the illumination product of the system is a combination of the excitation light and photo luminescent light emitted by the at least one phosphor. 2. The lighting system of claim 1, and further comprising a further light transmissive waveguide in optical communication with at least one end of each flexible waveguide and wherein excitation light is coupled into the further waveguide and is then coupled into each of the flexible waveguides. 3. The lighting system of claim 2, wherein the further waveguide is flexible. 4. The lighting system of claim 2 or claim 3, and further comprising a plurality apertures in at least one edge of the further waveguide and wherein each light emitting diode is mounted in a respective one of the apertures. 5. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one phosphor is provided as a layer on at least a part of the light emitting surface of each flexible waveguide. 6. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the at least one phosphor is a composition of at least two phosphors. 7. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the flexible waveguides comprise optical fibers. 8. The lighting system of claim 7, wherein the optical fibers have a cross section selected from the group consisting of: circular, elliptical and square. 9. The lighting system of claim 7, wherein the optical fibers are woven as a flexible sheet and comprise the warp and/or weft of the sheet. 10. The lighting system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of optical fibers are mounted on a flexible backing material. 11. The lighting system of claim 1, and further comprising a surface topology of the light emitting surface of the flexible waveguides, said topology being configured to enhance emission of light from the light emitting surface. 12. The lighting system of claim 11, wherein the surface topology is selected from the group consisting of: a surface roughening and a regular patterning. 13. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the flexible waveguide is a medium selected from the group consisting of: a polymeric resin, an acrylic, a butyrate and a glass. 14. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the peak emission wavelength of at least one component of the photo luminescent light emitted by the at least one phosphor is greater than about 500 nm. 15. The lighting system of claim 1, wherein the lighting system produces a white light illumination product. 16. The lighting system of claim 10, wherein the optical fibers are arranged in a pattern on the flexible backing material.
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