DocumentCode
1385497
Title
A high-intensity pulsed light source in blue and UV from commercial fluorescent tubes
Author
Perkins, R.C. ; Honig, W.M.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Curtin Univ., Perth, WA, Australia
Volume
3
Issue
1
fYear
1991
Firstpage
91
Lastpage
92
Abstract
It is shown that a commercial fluorescent tube can be intensity modulated to provide high-intensity blue and UV pulses from uncoated areas of the tube that have durations comparable to and shorter (down to microsecond range) than those of commercial light-emitting diodes in IR, red, green, and yellow. The mains frequency (50 or 60 Hz) needed to be filtered out from the detected signal in order to provide this. However, fluorescent operation from a DC supply would obviate this need.<>
Keywords
fluorescent lamps; light sources; DC supply; UV pulses; blue pulses; commercial fluorescent tubes; high-intensity pulsed light source; microsecond range; uncoated areas; Circuits; Fluorescence; Frequency; Intensity modulation; Light sources; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.68059
Filename
68059
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