阅读说明：本技术 具有激光和磷光体的投影仪 (Projector with laser and phosphor ) 是由 T·A·巴特利特 W·M·波默斯巴赫 于 2020-02-10 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开一种投影仪,其包括激光光源和玻璃轮。激光源被配置为生成激光。玻璃轮被光学地耦接到激光源。玻璃轮包括第一表面(318)和第二表面(316)。第一表面(318)被配置为接收激光并包括被光学地耦接到激光源的光导向设备(320)。第二表面(316)与第一表面(318)相对并被配置为发射光。第二表面(316)包括在距玻璃轮的中心的第一距离处存放的磷光体(308)的第一弧。光导向设备(320)被配置为将激光导向至磷光体(308)的第一弧。第二表面(316)也包括在距玻璃轮的中心的第二距离处存放的磷光体的第二弧。(The application discloses projecting apparatus, it includes laser light source and glass wheel. The laser source is configured to generate laser light. The glass wheel is optically coupled to a laser source. The glass wheel includes a first surface (318) and a second surface (316). The first surface (318) is configured to receive laser light and includes a light directing device (320) optically coupled to a laser source. The second surface (316) is opposite the first surface (318) and is configured to emit light. The second surface (316) includes a first arc of phosphor (308) deposited at a first distance from a center of the glass wheel. The light directing device (320) is configured to direct the laser light to a first arc of the phosphor (308). The second surface (316) also includes a second arc of phosphor deposited at a second distance from the center of the glass wheel.)

1. A projector, comprising:

a laser source; and

a glass wheel optically coupled to the laser source, the glass wheel comprising:

a first surface comprising: a first arc of phosphor deposited at a first distance from a center of the glass wheel; and a second arc of the phosphor deposited at a second distance from the center of the glass wheel; and

a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface comprising a light guide optically coupled to the laser source and the first arc of the phosphor.

2. The projector according to claim 1, wherein:

the light directing device is a first light directing device; and

the second surface of the glass wheel includes a second light directing device optically coupled to the laser source and the second arc of the phosphor.

3. The projector of claim 2 wherein the second light directing device comprises:

a first prism disposed on the second surface opposite the first arc of the phosphor; and

a second prism optically coupled to the first prism and disposed on the first surface.

4. The projector of claim 2 wherein the second light directing device comprises:

a first diffractive optical element disposed on the second surface; and

a second diffractive optical element optically coupled to the first diffractive optical element and disposed on the first surface of the glass wheel between the first surface and the second arc of the phosphor.

5. The projector of claim 1 wherein the light directing device comprises:

a first prism disposed on the second surface opposite the first arc of the phosphor; and

a second prism optically coupled to the first prism and disposed on the first surface.

6. The projector of claim 1 wherein the light directing device comprises:

a first diffractive optical element disposed on the second surface; and

a second diffractive optical element optically coupled to the first diffractive optical element and disposed on the first surface of the glass wheel between the first surface and the first arc of the phosphor.

7. The projector of claim 1, wherein the light guide device comprises a glass wedge disposed on the second surface of the glass wheel opposite the first arc of the phosphor.

8. The projector of claim 1 wherein the glass wheel comprises a sector devoid of the first arc of the phosphor and the second arc of the phosphor.

9. A projector, comprising:

a laser source configured to generate laser light; and

a glass wheel optically coupled to the laser source, the glass wheel comprising:

a first surface configured to receive the laser light, the first surface comprising a light guide optically coupled to the laser source; and

a second surface opposite the first surface and configured to emit light, the second surface comprising: a first arc of phosphor deposited at a first distance from a center of the glass wheel, wherein the light directing device is configured to direct the laser light to the first arc of phosphor; and a second arc of the phosphor deposited at a second distance from the center of the glass wheel.

10. The projector of claim 9 wherein:

the light directing device is a first light directing device; and

the second surface of the glass wheel includes a second light directing device optically coupled to the laser source, wherein the second light directing device is configured to direct the laser light to the second arc of the phosphor.

11. The projector of claim 10 wherein the second light directing device comprises:

a first prism disposed on the second surface of the glass wheel; and

a second prism disposed on the first surface of the glass wheel;

wherein the second prism is configured to direct the laser light to the first prism, and the first prism is configured to direct the laser light received from the first prism to the second arc of the phosphor.

12. The projector of claim 10 wherein the second light directing device comprises:

a first diffractive optical element disposed on the second surface of the glass wheel; and

a second diffractive optical element disposed on the first surface of the glass wheel;

wherein the second diffractive optical element is configured to direct the laser light to the first diffractive optical element, and the first diffractive element is configured to direct the laser light received from the second diffractive element to the second arc of the phosphor.

13. The projector of claim 9 wherein the light directing device comprises:

a first prism disposed on the second surface of the glass wheel; and

a second prism disposed on the first surface of the glass wheel;

wherein the second prism is configured to direct the laser light to the first prism, and the first prism is configured to direct the laser light received from the first prism to the first arc of the phosphor.

14. The projector of claim 9 wherein the light directing device comprises:

a first diffractive optical element disposed on the second surface of the glass wheel; and

a second diffractive optical element disposed on the first surface of the glass wheel;

wherein the second diffractive optical element is configured to direct the laser light to the first diffractive optical element, and the first diffractive element is configured to direct the laser light received from the second diffractive element to the first arc of the phosphor.

15. The projector of claim 9, wherein the light directing device comprises a glass wedge disposed on the first surface of the glass wheel opposite the first arc of the phosphor and configured to direct the laser light to the first arc of the phosphor.

16. The projector of claim 9, wherein the glass wheel comprises a sector devoid of the first arc of the phosphor and the second arc of the phosphor.

17. A method for projection, comprising:

generating laser;

rotating a glass wheel in the path of the laser;

illuminating, by the laser, a first arc of phosphor in a first sector of the glass wheel to generate a first beam; and

irradiating, by the laser, a second arc of the phosphor in a second sector of the glass wheel to generate a second beam offset from the first beam, the second arc of the phosphor being offset from the first arc of the phosphor.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

reflecting the laser light in a first prism and a second prism to the first arc of the phosphor; and

reflecting the laser light to the second arc of the phosphor in a third prism and a fourth prism.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

diffracting the laser light in a diffractive optical element and a second diffractive optical element to the first arc of the phosphor; and

diffracting the laser light into the second arc of the phosphor in a third diffractive optical element and a fourth diffractive optical element.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

refracting the laser light in a glass wedge to the first arc of the phosphor; and

the laser light is not redirected through the glass wheel to the second arc of the phosphor.

Background

Some Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) based projection systems may generate display images with higher resolution (greater pixel density) than the SLM used to generate the display image. For example, an SLM-based projector may include a moving glass plate that is inserted into the optical path after light has been modulated by the SLM. The actuator moves the plate so that in one orientation, the output of the projector is shifted by one-half pixel in both the x and y directions. This shift places the center of the shifted pixel at the intersection of the four unshifted pixels. The output of the SLM alternates between the pixel information of the unshifted and shifted pixels quickly enough that the eye treats the combination of unshifted and shifted pixels as an image with twice the SLM resolution. By moving the glass plate to more sub-pixel locations (e.g., four locations), the technique can be extended to further increase the resolution of the displayed image.

Disclosure of Invention

Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) -based projectors are described herein that provide improved image resolution by using a phosphor wheel to generate an offset beam. In one example, a projector includes a laser light source and a glass wheel. The glass wheel is optically coupled to a laser source and includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a first arc of phosphor deposited at a first distance from a center of the glass wheel and a second arc of phosphor deposited at a second distance from the center of the glass wheel. The second surface is opposite the first surface (aperture) and includes a light guide optically coupled to the laser source and the first arc of phosphor.

In another example, a projector includes a laser light source and a glass wheel. The laser source is configured to generate laser light. The glass wheel is optically coupled to a laser source. The glass wheel includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to receive laser light and includes a light guide optically coupled to a laser source. The second surface is opposite to the first surface and is configured to emit light. The second surface includes a first arc of phosphor deposited at a first distance from a center of the glass wheel. The light directing device is configured to direct laser light to a first arc of phosphor. The second surface also includes a second arc of phosphor deposited at a second distance from the center of the glass wheel.

In a further example, a method for projecting includes generating a laser and rotating a glass wheel in a path of the laser. The laser illuminates a first arc of phosphor in a first sector of the glass wheel to generate a first beam. The laser irradiates a second arc of the phosphor in a second sector of the glass wheel to generate a second beam offset from the first beam, wherein the second arc of the phosphor is offset from the first arc of the phosphor.

Drawings

Fig. 1 illustrates an example light generation path for a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) -based projector according to this specification.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example projection path of an SLM-based projector according to this specification.

3A-3C illustrate an example glass wheel including a prism for directing laser light to multiple locations according to this description.

4A-4C illustrate an example glass wheel including a diffractive optical element for directing laser light to multiple locations according to this description.

Fig. 5A-5C illustrate an example glass wheel including a glass wedge for directing laser light to multiple locations according to this description.

FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart of a method for using a glass wheel to direct a laser to multiple locations according to the present description.

Detailed Description

In this specification, the term "coupling" refers to an indirect or direct wired or wireless connection. Thus, if a first device couples to a second device, that connection may be through a direct connection or through an indirect connection via other devices and connections. Furthermore, in the present specification, the statement "based on" means "based at least in part on. Thus, if X is based on Y, X may be a function of Y and any number of other factors.

Optics and actuators for increasing the resolution of Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) based projectors using moving glass plates are not compact and therefore are not suitable for compact applications such as micro-projectors. In addition, actuators capable of high speed and accurate operation are expensive. To reduce cost and complexity, some SLM-based projectors employ multiple light sources to generate multiple sub-pixels of an enhanced resolution display. In such a system, the light sources are sequentially activated to generate corresponding sub-pixels. Because multiple laser sources are required, such operation is inefficient when laser sources are used, and the laser sources are not continuously activated.

The SLM-based projectors described herein direct laser light between two or more positions to provide for the appearance of laser light generated by two or more sequentially activated laser light sources. The projector includes a glass wheel with arcs of phosphor at different radial distances from the center of the wheel. As the wheel rotates, an optical element attached to the wheel directs the laser light to an arc of a different phosphor. In various embodiments, the optical element comprises a prism, a diffractive optical element, or a glass wedge. The diffractive optical element may comprise a holographic optical element. Some embodiments use a blue laser source to illuminate an arc of phosphor on the wheel. The light emitted by the phosphor is filtered to produce red and green light that combines with the blue light to provide an image.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example light generation path 100 for an SLM-based projector according to this description. The light generation path 100 includes a laser source 101, a glass wheel 103, a lens 106, a fly-eye array 108, a fly-eye array 110, a lens 118, and an SLM 112. The laser source 101 may be a laser diode, a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL), or other lasing device. In some embodiments of the light generation path 100, the laser source 101 emits blue laser light. The laser light emitted by the laser source 101 is projected onto the glass wheel 103.

The glass wheel 103 receives laser light projected by the laser source 101 and directs the laser light to form a beam 107 or a beam 109 emitted from the glass wheel 103. The glass wheel 103 comprises an arc of phosphor 104, an arc of phosphor 105 and the light directing device 102. The arc of phosphor 104 and the arc of phosphor 105 may absorb the laser light projected by laser source 101 and emit yellow or other colored light as beams 107 and 109. Beams 107 and 109 emitted by the arc of phosphor 104 and the arc of phosphor 105 may be filtered to produce red and green light. For example, beams 107 and 109 may be filtered with a thin film dichroic coating deposited on the surface of the phosphor, or on the glass wheel 103 after the phosphor emission, or in a separate color wheel (not shown) in light generation path 100 to produce red and green light.

The arc of the phosphor 104 is arranged at a first offset from the center of the glass wheel 103. The arc of phosphor 105 is concentric with the arc of phosphor 104 and is disposed at a second offset from the center of glass wheel 103. The second offset is different from the first offset. The light directing device 102 receives laser light projected by the laser source 101 and directs the received laser light to one of an arc of phosphor 104 or an arc of phosphor 105. For example, in a first sector of the laser source 101 a first instance of the light directing device 102 directs laser light to the arc of the phosphor 104, and in a second sector of the laser source 101 a second instance of the light directing device 102 directs laser light to the arc of the phosphor 105. Accordingly, the glass wheel 103 is rotated (e.g., by a motor), and offset beams 107 and 109 are produced at different rotational positions from the laser light generated by the laser source 101.

Beams 107 and 109 pass through lens 106. The lens 106 may be a single lens or a lens system. The light projection lines in the figures are schematic and do not show the complete path of the light, but rather the general path of the light. Lens 106 focuses light beams 107 and 109 onto fly-eye array 108 and fly-eye array 110, respectively. Fly-eye array 108 and fly-eye array 110 include a number of lenslets. These arrays may include tens or thousands of lenslets. The purpose of these lenses is to homogenize or "equalize" the light to provide uniform light. In the light generation path 100, two fly eye arrays enhance the geometric separation of the two light paths from the glass wheel 103. However, in some embodiments of the light generation pathway 100, one fly-eye array may be used for both pathways. Light output by the fly-eye array 108 and the fly-eye array 110 passes through a lens 118 to the SLM 112. The lens 118 may be a single lens or a group of lenses.

In some embodiments of light generation path 100, SLM112 is a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD). In some embodiments of light generation path 100, SLM112 can be a Liquid Crystal On Silicon (LCOS) SLM or other device. Lens 106, fly-eye array 108, fly-eye array 110, and lens 118 maintain the angular difference from the light beam provided by glass wheel 103 so that light from glass wheel 103 is incident on SLM112 at different angles.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example projection path 200 for an SLM-based projector according to this description. Projection path 200 includes SLM212, lens 206, glass plate 208, glass plate 210, and lens 213. SLM212 can be SLM112 of light generation path 100. The lens 206 focuses the modulated light 202 onto the glass plate 208. Lens 206 also focuses modulated light 204 onto glass plate 210. The glass plate 208 and the glass plate 210 provide an image directing device 209. In this example, glass plate 208 is a flat sheet of glass that does not significantly modify modulated light 202, and glass plate 210 is a trapezoidal shaped plate (also referred to as a wedge prism) that positions the pixels of modulated light 204 one-half pixel shifted in the horizontal direction (x-direction) and one-half pixel shifted in the vertical direction (y-direction). Lens 213 projects modulated light 202 from glass plate 208 and modulated light 204 from glass plate 210 onto target 214. In this example, the target 214 is a projection screen.

Fig. 3A-3C illustrate views of an example glass wheel 300, the example glass wheel 300 including a prism for directing laser light to a plurality of locations according to the present description. The glass wheel 300 is an embodiment of the glass wheel 103. Fig. 3A shows a view of a side 316 of the glass wheel 300. The glass wheel 300 includes a sector 302, a sector 304, and a sector 306. More than one of sector 302, sector 304, and sector 306 may be provided on the glass wheel 300. Sector 302 includes an arc of phosphor 308 and a prism 312. Prism 312 is a light directing device. Sector 304 includes an arc of phosphor 310 and a prism 314. The arc of phosphor 310 is concentric with the arc of phosphor 308 and is offset from the arc of phosphor 308 relative to the center of glass wheel 300. The sector 306 lacks the arc of the phosphor 308 and the arc of the phosphor 310 and may include an example of a prism 312 or a prism 314. For example, a first instance of sector 306 includes prism 312 and a second instance of sector 306 includes prism 314.

Fig. 3B shows a cross-sectional view of the glass wheel 300 taken through the sector 302. As shown in fig. 3B, the glass wheel 300 includes a side 318 opposite the side 316. The prism 320 is disposed on the side 318 opposite the arc of the phosphor 308. Fig. 3B shows the path of the laser light in sector 302. The laser light passes through the glass wheel 300 and is reflected by the prism 312 to the prism 320. The outer surfaces of prisms 312, 320, 314, and 322 are coated with a highly reflective material or thin film stack. The prism 320 reflects the laser light received via the prism 312 to the arc of the phosphor 308. The arc of the phosphor 308 absorbs the laser light reflected by the prism 320 and emits a beam that is directed to the lens 106. The prisms 312 and 320 may be formed into an arc that follows the arc of the phosphor 308 and may be attached to the glass wheel 300 by an adhesive or molded into the glass wheel 300 in various embodiments.

Fig. 3C shows a cross-sectional view of the glass wheel 300 taken through the sector 304. The prism 322 is disposed on the side 318 opposite the arc of the phosphor 310. Fig. 3C shows the path of the laser light in sector 304. The laser light passes through the glass wheel 300 and is reflected by the prism 314 to the prism 322. The prism 322 reflects the laser light received via the prism 314 to the arc of the phosphor 310. The arc of the phosphor 310 absorbs the laser light reflected by the prism 322 and emits a beam that is directed to the lens 106. Prisms 314 and 323 may be formed into an arc that follows the arc of phosphor 310, and may be attached to glass wheel 300 by an adhesive or molded into glass wheel 300 in various embodiments. Since the arc of phosphor 308 and the arc of phosphor 310 are arranged at different offsets from the center of glass wheel 300, the light beams generated by the arc of phosphor 308 and the arc of phosphor 310 are offset.

Fig. 4A-4C illustrate an example glass wheel 400 including a diffractive optical element for directing laser light to multiple locations in accordance with this description. The glass wheel 400 is one embodiment of the glass wheel 103. Fig. 4A shows a view of side 416 of glass wheel 400. Glass wheel 400 includes sector 402, sector 404, and sector 406. More than one of sector 402, sector 404, and sector 406 may be provided on the glass wheel 400. Sector 402 includes an arc of phosphor 408 and a diffractive optical element 412. The diffractive optical element 412 is a light directing device, which may be a surface diffraction grating or a volume bragg grating. Sector 404 includes an arc of phosphor 410 and a diffractive optical element 414. The arc of phosphor 410 is concentric with the arc of phosphor 408 and is offset from the arc of phosphor 408 relative to the center of glass wheel 400. Sector 406 lacks the arc of phosphor 408 and the arc of phosphor 410 and may include an example of diffractive optical element 412 or diffractive optical element 414. For example, a first instance of sector 406 includes diffractive optical element 412 and a second instance of sector 406 includes diffractive optical element 414.

Fig. 4B shows a cross-sectional view of the glass wheel 400 taken through sector 402. As shown in fig. 4B, the glass wheel 400 includes a side 418 opposite the side 416. Diffractive optical element 420 is disposed on side 418. Fig. 4B shows the path of the laser light in sector 402. The laser light is incident on the diffractive optical element 420 and is diffracted by the diffractive optical element 420 into the glass wheel 400. The laser light propagates in the glass wheel 400 by total internal reflection until the laser light reaches the diffractive optical element 412. Diffractive optical element 412 is disposed below the arc of phosphor 408. Diffractive optical element 412 diffracts the laser light into an arc of phosphor 408. The arc of the phosphor 308 absorbs the laser light diffracted by the diffractive optical element 412 and emits a light beam that is directed to the lens 106. The diffractive optical elements 412 and 420 can be formed as arcs that follow the arc of the phosphor 408, and in various embodiments can be attached to the glass wheel 400 by an adhesive or molded into the glass wheel 400.

Fig. 4C shows a cross-sectional view of the glass wheel 400 taken through the sector 404. The diffractive optical element 422 is arranged on the side face 418. Fig. 4C shows the path of the laser light in sector 404. The laser light is incident on the diffractive optical element 422 and is diffracted by the diffractive optical element 422 into the glass wheel 400. The laser light propagates in the glass wheel 400 by total internal reflection until the laser light reaches the diffractive optical element 414. The diffractive optical element 414 is arranged below the arc of the phosphor 410. The diffractive optical element 414 diffracts the laser light into an arc of the phosphor 410. The arc of the phosphor 410 absorbs the laser light diffracted by the diffractive optical element 414 and emits a light beam directed to the lens 106. The diffractive optical elements 414 and 420 can be formed as an arc that follows the arc of the phosphor 410, and in various embodiments can be attached to the glass wheel 400 by an adhesive or molded into the glass wheel 400. Since the arc of phosphor 408 and the arc of phosphor 410 are arranged at different offsets from the center of glass wheel 400, the light beams generated by the arc of phosphor 408 and the arc of phosphor 410 are offset.

In some embodiments of the glass wheel 400, the diffractive optical element 412, the diffractive optical element 414, the diffractive optical element 420, and/or the diffractive optical element 422 can be holographic optical elements.

Fig. 5A-5C illustrate an example glass wheel 500 that includes a glass wedge for directing laser light to multiple locations in accordance with the present description. The glass wheel 500 is an embodiment of the glass wheel 103. Fig. 5A shows a view of the side 516 of the glass wheel 500. Glass wheel 500 includes sector 502, sector 504, and sector 506. More than one of sector 502, sector 504, and sector 506 may be provided on the glass wheel 500. Sector 502 includes an arc of phosphor 508 disposed on side 516 and a glass wedge 512 disposed on side 518 of glass wheel 500. The side 518 (see fig. 5B) is opposite the side 516 on which the arc of phosphor 508 is disposed. Glass wedge 512 is a light directing device. Sector 504 includes an arc of phosphor 510. The arc of the phosphor 510 is concentric with the arc of the phosphor 508 and is offset from the arc of the phosphor 508 relative to the center of the glass wheel 500. Sector 506 lacks the arc of phosphor 508 and the arc of phosphor 510, and may include an example of glass wedge 512. For example, a first instance of sector 506 includes glass wedge 512, and a second instance of sector 506 lacks glass wedge 512.

Fig. 5B shows a cross-sectional view of the glass wheel 500 taken through sector 502. As shown in fig. 5B, the glass wheel 500 includes a side 518 opposite the side 516. Glass wedge 512 is disposed on a side 518 opposite the arc of phosphor 508. Fig. 5B shows the path of the laser light in sector 502. The laser light passes through glass wedge 512 and is refracted by glass wedge 512 into the arc of phosphor 508. The arc of phosphor 508 absorbs the laser light refracted by glass wedge 512 and emits a beam that is directed to lens 106. The glass wedge 512 may be formed into an arc that follows the arc of the phosphor 508, and may be attached to the glass wheel 500 or molded into the glass wheel 500 by an adhesive in various embodiments.

Figure 5C shows a cross-sectional view of the glass wheel 500 taken through sector 504. Sector 504 lacks a glass wedge 512 or any light directing device. Fig. 5C shows the path of the laser light in sector 504. The laser light is incident on the glass wheel 500 and passes directly through the glass wheel 500 to the arc of the phosphor 510. The arc of phosphor 510 absorbs the laser light and emits a beam that is directed to lens 106. Since the arc of the phosphor 508 and the arc of the phosphor 510 are arranged at different offsets from the center of the glass wheel 500, the light beams generated by the arc of the phosphor 508 and the arc of the phosphor 510 are offset.

FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart of a method 600 for using a glass wheel to direct a laser to multiple locations according to the present description. Although depicted sequentially for convenience, at least some of the acts illustrated may be performed in a different order and/or performed in parallel. Further, some embodiments may perform only some of the acts shown. The operations of method 600 may be performed by a projector including an embodiment of light generation path 100.

In block 602, the laser source 101 generates laser light. For example, the laser light source 101 generates blue laser light.

In block 604, the glass wheel 103 is rotated in the path of the laser light generated by the laser source 101. For example, the motor is energized to rotate the glass wheel 103.

In block 606, a first arc of phosphor 104 disposed in a first sector of the glass wheel 103 is irradiated by the laser. The phosphor arc of the phosphor 104 absorbs the laser light and emits a first light beam. The laser light is received at a first radial offset of the glass wheel 103 and emitted from the glass wheel 103 at a second radial offset of the glass wheel 103. The second radial offset is different from the first radial offset. The laser light can be propagated radially in the glass wheel 103 by: by reflecting the laser light to the first arc of the phosphor 104 in the prism 312 and the prism 320, or by diffracting the laser light to the first arc of the phosphor 104 in the first diffractive optical element 420 and the second diffractive optical element 412, or by refracting the laser light to the first arc of the phosphor 104 in the glass wedge 512.

In block 608, the glass wheel 103 is rotated such that the laser light is incident on a second sector of the glass wheel 103. A second arc of phosphor 105 arranged in a second sector of the glass wheel 103 is irradiated by the laser light. The arc of phosphor 105 absorbs the laser light and emits a second beam that is spatially offset from the first beam generated in block 606. In some embodiments, the laser light is received at a first radial offset of the glass wheel 103 and emitted from the glass wheel 103 at a second radial offset of the glass wheel 103, wherein the second radial offset is different from the first radial offset. In some embodiments, the laser light may pass directly through the glass wheel 103 to the arc of the phosphor 105. In some embodiments, the laser light may be radially propagated in the glass wheel 103 by: by reflecting the laser light in the prism 314 and the prism 322 to the second arc of phosphor 105 or by diffracting the laser light in the first diffractive optical element 422 and the second diffractive optical element 414 to the second arc of phosphor 105.

Modifications in the described embodiments are possible within the scope of the claims, and other embodiments are possible.