Patent ID: 7573072

Claim:
A lighting apparatus for emitting white light comprising: a semiconductor light source emitting radiation having a peak emission in the UV; and a phosphor composition radiationally coupled to the light source, the phosphor composition comprising (Ba,Sr,Ca)SiO 4 :Eu, one or more garnet phosphors having the general formula (Y,Gd,La,Lu,Tb,Pr,Sm) 3 (Al,Ga,In) 5 O 12 :Ce, and at least one phosphor selected from the group consisting of (Sr,Mg,Ca,Ba,Zn) 2 P 2 O 7 :Eu,Mn; (Ca,Sr,Ba,Mg) 5 (PO 4 ) 3 (Cl,F,OH):Eu,Mn; and (Sr,Mg,Ca,)MgAl 10 O 17 :Eu,Mn, wherein said (Ba,Sr,Ca)SiO 4 :Eu phosphor comprises (Sr 0.95 Ba 0.025 Eu 0.025 ) 2 SiO 4 or (Sr 0.58 Ca 0.036 Eu 0.06 ) 2 SiO 4 .