The technical field relates to a light source device.
From research and applications with plants, light has nowadays gradually moved into areas of human disease prevention and treatment. For instance, light can be applied in photodynamic therapy (photoradiation therapy) to promote necrosis of tumor cells, cell culture in cell factories, and also for skin care and spectral radiation in medical cosmetics. Moreover, when treating patients of depression, light of different spectrums, bandwidth, and illuminance can be used for treatment.
Due to the varying needs of plants and humans, the spectrum, bandwidth, and illuminance required by plants and humans are different. For a plant factory, the wavelength range of 315-400 nm can be used to suppress the stem elongation of plants. The absorption ratios of chlorophyll and carotenoid are the greatest at the wavelength range of 400-520, which contributes to maximum photosynthesis effect. The chlorophyll absorption rate is low at the wavelength range of 610-720, which significantly impacts photosynthesis and photoperiodism. Moreover, plants require different illumination at different stages of the growth period.
Therefore, one research area is in effectively designing light sources having different spectrums or light source devices with adjustable spectral bandwidths.
An embodiment of the disclosure provides a light source device, including at least one light source, an optical module, a diffractive optical element, and a shielding component. The at least one light source emits at least one light beam, and the at least one light beam has a wavelength range. The optical module is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam to provide a plurality of optical surfaces. The optical surfaces respectively have a plurality of different inclination angles, so as to transmit at least a portion of the light beam having at least a predefined wavelength to a plurality of different directions. The diffractive optical element is disposed on the transmission path of the light beam, so as to diffract the light beam. Moreover, the shielding component has an outlet, and a portion of the diffracted light beam passes through the outlet to the outside.
Several exemplary embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below to further describe the disclosure in details.
The accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification are incorporated herein to provide a further understanding of the disclosure. Here, the drawings illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.
The light source 110 of the present embodiment may be a combination of monochromatic light sources such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) or laser diodes (LDs). In the present embodiment, the light source 110 may be formed by a plurality of LEDs of different emitting wavelengths. The peak wavelengths in the spectrum of the light emitted from the LEDs may be λ1, λ2, . . . , λn, and the light source 110 may control light of these wavelengths independently. Nevertheless, the light source 110 of the present embodiment is not limited thereto.
In the present embodiment, the optical module 120 may be a scanning mirror 123, for example. The scanning mirror 123 has a reflection surface and a rotating axis 121. Moreover, the scanning mirror 123 is adapted to swing around the rotating axis 121 to change the inclination angle of the reflection surface, and the aforementioned optical surfaces 122 are respectively formed by the reflection surface of the scanning mirror 123 at a plurality of different time points. In the present embodiment, the optical module 120 can transmit the light beam 111 from the light source 110 to the diffractive optical element 130. For example, the scanning mirror 123 may reflect the light beam 111 from the light source 110 to the diffractive optical element 130, and then the diffractive optical element 130 may then diffract the portion of the light beam 111 from the optical module 120 to the outlet 180. In other words, the light beam 111 from the light source 110 is first transmitted to the optical module 120, and then transmitted to the diffractive optical element 130, although the disclosure is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the light beam 111 from the light source 110 can be first transmitted to the diffractive optical element 130, and then transmitted to the optical module 120.
The optical surfaces 122 with different inclination angles of the scanning mirror 123 can respectively reflect light beams 111 of different peak wavelengths λ1, λ2, . . . , λn emitted by the light source 110. For example, when the scanning mirror 123 swings back and forth, the light source 110 can sequentially emit light beams 111 of peak wavelengths λ1, λ2, . . . , λn, . . . , λ2, λ1. However, in other embodiments, the light source 110 may also emit a light beam 111 of one peak wavelength, such that when the scanning mirror 123 swings back and forth, the light beam 111 can be reflected to the diffractive optical element 130 to produce different diffraction effects.
In specifics, in the light source device 100 of the present embodiment, the light beams 111 emitted by the light source 110 may have different peak wavelengths, such as λ1, λ2, . . . , λn. For example, the light beams 111 with the peak wavelength of λ1 can be directly or indirectly transmitted to the diffractive optical element 130, and irradiated on the phase structure set 132a to generate diffraction. The light beams 111 with the peak wavelength of λ1 have a wavelength range. That is, the light beams 111 with the peak wavelength of λ1 have a plurality of different wavelengths within this wavelength range. When light beams 111 are incident on the phase structure set 132a of the diffractive optical element 130 at the incident angle θ, the components of the light beams 111 having different wavelengths are emitted from the phase structure set 132a at different angles. Moreover, light beam 111 forms different orders of diffraction lights 113 and 115 after being diffracted. In the present embodiment, a portion of the diffraction lights with orders of high intensity may be selected (e.g., 1st order diffraction light or −1st order diffraction light, and −1st order diffraction light 113 is used in
When the wavelength ranges of the light beams 111 emitted by the light source partially overlap by a large degree, even though the shielding component 140 made the bandwidths of these light beams 111 narrow, a continuous spectrum can be formed since the wavelength ranges of the light beams 111 outputted from the outlet 180 can be joined. A solar spectrum can even be formed when sufficient quantity and types of the light source 110 are available. When the wavelength ranges of the light beams emitted by the light source 110 are dispersed from each other, the shielding component 140 causes these wavelength ranges to be narrow and dispersed wavelength ranges. When there is only one light source 110, the shielding component 140 can cause the light beam 111 outputted from the outlet 180 to be a monochromatic and narrow bandwidth light beam. In specific, the light outputted by the light source device 100 of the present embodiment can form a continuous spectrum or a spectrum having a single narrow band or multiple narrow bands. Moreover, light between the wavelength range of, for example, 400-700 nm and having different illuminance can be emitted in accordance with different needs corresponding to the human body and the therapy. Therefore, preferable applications in the prevention and treatment of human diseases can be achieved.
The disclosure does not limit the transmission order of the light beam 111 from the light source 110 to the optical elements. According to usage needs and design, the light beam 111 from the light source 110 can be first transmitted to the one of the optical module 120 and the diffractive optical element 130, and then transmitted to the other. The light source devices 100 and 200 designed according to
In the present embodiment, the light source 110 may a pulse light source, for example, and the operating parameter of the light source 110 includes at least one of a time point and a period of the light source generating a pulse. The optical module 120a respectively forms a plurality of optical surfaces 122a at a plurality of different time points, and the operating parameter of the optical module 120a includes at least one of a time point and a period of forming these optical surfaces 122a.
In the present embodiment, the filter filters the light emitted toward the light detector 150, so as to determine the wavelength of the light. The light detector 150 is responsive to light of a portion of the wavelength range within the light beams 111, and is irresponsive to light of another portion of the wavelength range within the light beams 111. However, in other embodiments, the light detector 150 may also be responsive to light of all wavelengths within the light beam 111. In specifics, according to the operating parameters of the light source 110 and the optical module 120a, and the wavelengths of the light beams 111 outputted from the outlet 180, the control unit 160 can enable the light source device 100a of the present embodiment to modulate light of different wavelength spectrums, bandwidths, and illuminance.
In the present embodiment, the broad spectrum light source 110b may be a xenon lamp or a deuterium lamp, for example. Moreover, the broad spectrum light source 110b, the optical module 120, the light detector 150, and the shutter 170 are electrically connected with the control unit 160. The control unit 160 can determine a period of the transmission direction of the light beam 111 being changed according to a time for the light detector 150 to detect the light beam 111. In specifics, the control unit 160 can adjust an operating parameter of at least one of the shutter 170 and the optical module 120 according to the determined period of the transmission direction of the light beam 111 being changed. The operating parameter of the shutter 170 includes at least one of a time point and a period of the shutter 170 blocking a portion of the light beams 111 (e.g. diffraction lights 113). The optical module 120 respectively forms the optical surfaces 122 at a plurality of different time points, and the operating parameter of the optical module 120 includes at least one of a time point and a period of forming these optical surfaces 122. In the present embodiment, the light detector 150 is responsive to light of a portion of the wavelength range within the light beam 111, and is irresponsive to light of another portion of the wavelength range within the light beam 111. For example, a filter may be disposed at a light entrance position of the light detector 150. The filter allows light of the aforementioned portion of the wavelength range to pass, and blocks light of the aforementioned another portion of the wavelength range. However, in other embodiments, the light detector 150 may also be responsive to light of all wavelengths within the light beam 111. According to the operating parameters of the optical module 120 and the shutter 170, the control unit 160 can modulate the wavelength of the light beam 111 (diffraction light 113) and determine whether a portion of the light beam (diffraction light 113) can pass through the outlet 180, such that the light source device 300 of the present embodiment can modulate light of different wavelength spectrums, bandwidths, and illuminance. In other words, when the scanning mirror 123 swings, the diffraction lights within the light beam 111 (e.g. the diffraction light 113) having different wavelengths are emitted to the outlet 180 at different time points. By appropriately controlling the open and close times of the shutter 170, the diffraction lights having the desirable wavelengths can pass through the outlet 180, and the diffraction lights having the undesirable wavelengths can be blocked at suitable times by the shutter 170.
In another embodiment, the control unit 160 can control the shutter 170 to open or close according to a response generated by the light detector 150 for light of a portion of the wavelength range within the light beam 111 (e.g. light having a certain wavelength), such that diffraction lights of desirable wavelengths pass through the outlet 180. In specifics, when light of a portion of the wavelength range within the light beam 111 is emitted to the light detector 150 to generate a response from the light detector 150, the control unit 160 can control the shutter 170 to open, so that a portion of the light beams 111 (diffraction lights having the desirable wavelength) can pass through the outlet 180. Moreover, when light having a portion of the wavelength range within the light beam 111 is not emitted to the light detector 150 and no response is generated from the light detector 150, the control unit 160 commands the shutter 170 to close in order to block the outlet 180. In other words, the control unit 160 can also disregard a scan period of the light beam 111, and the control unit 160 determines whether the shutter 170 is opened by whether the light detector 150 detects light having the aforementioned portion of the wavelength range. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the control unit 160 can also determine the open timings of the shutter 170 according to both the scan period of the light beam 111 and whether the light detector 150 detects light having the aforementioned portion of the wavelength range.
In view of the foregoing, the light source device according to embodiments of the disclosure can output light beams outside from the outlet by arranging the light source, the optical module, the diffractive optical element, and the shielding component. Accordingly, the light source device according to the embodiments can control and modulate light of different wavelength spectrums, bandwidths, and illuminance. Moreover, the light outputted by the light source device according to the embodiments can form a continuous spectrum or a spectrum having a single narrow band or multiple narrow bands. Light between the wavelength range of, for example, 400-700 nm and having different illuminance can be emitted in accordance with different needs corresponding to the human body and the therapy. Therefore, preferable applications in the prevention and treatment of human disease can be achieved.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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101151051 | Dec 2012 | TW | national |
This application claims the priority benefits of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/653,400, filed on May 30, 2012 and Taiwan application serial no. 101151051, filed on Dec. 28, 2012. The entirety of each of the above-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
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61653400 | May 2012 | US |