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Growing Use Of Laser Projectors In Architectural Lighting

Growing Use Of Laser Projectors In Architectural Lighting

 

Entertainment laser light shows are nothing new, but increasingly the laser projector technology developed for entertainment lighting is being adopted in architectural lighting. There are two fundamental ways of making white laser light sources. The first is combining at least three colored lasers, such as red, green, and blue. This is analogous to RGB LEDs creating white light. The second method is phosphor conversion of blue laser light where most of the light is phosphor converted to a combination of green, yellow, and red light, and enough of the original blue laser light is unconverted and mixed with the phosphor converted light to create white light. This is analogous to blue-pump, phosphor converted LEDs.

Lasers are being used more and more as city, landscape, or “beacon” lighting elements, to draw attention to a given landmark or facility. Lasers for architectural lighting can be used to project high-impact laser beams across the sky, with visibility for miles – easily drawing attention to a landmark or establishment. They can also be used for innovative applications like laser projection mapping that outlines a building or structure with laser light. Lasers for architectural lighting can also project classic effects, such as laser graphics, laser logos, laser text, and laser animations, across very long distances. See images below.

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Top image: Kvant Lasers

Image: Kvant Lasers

 

Image: Ayrton. Ayrton Kyalami phosphor laser luminaire produces a 1 degree beam angle with a 100W laser module that includes the cooling system and optics. Delivers 400,000 lux at over 30 feet. Speckle-free laser source with a 5” front lens. Continuous rotating pan and tilt movement. 9000K CCT and 70+ CRI.

 

Image: Ayrton Kyalami

Image: Claypaki. Claypaki Xtylos Aqua. IP66 rated. RGB laser engine with 2900 lumen output and beam angle down to 0.5 degrees. 0-100% digital dimming.

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David Shiller
David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and President of Lighting Solution Development, a North American consulting firm providing business development services to advanced lighting manufacturers. The ALA awarded David the Pillar of the Industry Award. David has co-chaired ALA’s Engineering Committee since 2010. David established MaxLite’s OEM component sales into a multi-million dollar division. He invented GU24 lamps while leading ENERGY STAR lighting programs for the US EPA. David has been published in leading lighting publications, including LD+A, enLIGHTenment Magazine, LEDs Magazine, and more.

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