Patent ID: 6864496

Claim:
A device for generating lighting effects, the device comprising: a light modulating component ( 2 ) formed from an optically transmissive material and having a diffractive construction; a light source ( 8 ), said light source ( 8 ) comprises more than one light source and said more than one light source comprising at least one diode laser generating a light beam along a first light transmission axis and at least one colored LED generating a light beam along a second light transmission axis, said first light transmission axis being angularly offset with respect to said second light transmission axis; and means ( 3 ) for generating relative motion between the light modulating component ( 2 ) and the light source ( 8 ) in use; the light source being positioned such that, in use, light therefrom passes through the light modulating component ( 2 ) to thereby illuminate a light receiving surface ( 5 ) to produce an optical illumination effect.