Patent ID: 7862216

Claim:
A lighting device, in particular provided for the front region of a motor vehicle, which lighting device emits electromagnetic radiation during operation, comprising: a plurality of first radiation sources, which emit infrared radiation, said first radiation sources comprising light emitting diode chips, and at least one second radiation source which emits visible light with a color locus in the white region of the CIE chromaticity diagram, said second light source comprising a light emitting diode chip, wherein the first radiation source and the second radiation source are arranged in such a way that the second radiation source outshines the first radiation source, said light emitting diode chips of the first radiation source and of the at least one second radiation source are arranged as an array or a matrix, and said light emitting diode chips of the first radiation source and of the at least one second radiation source are fixed on the base of a common potting trough, which comprises a reflective ceramic material.