FLEXIBLE LARGE AREA HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT PANELS

WE PROPOSE A FLAT FLEXIBLE HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT SOURCE FOR USE AS A VISUAL SIGNATURE MODIFIER. THE LIGHT SOURCE'S INTENSITY AS WELL AS ITS SPECTRAL DISTRIBUTION CAN BE CONTROLLED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. FURTHERMORE, THE SYSTEM CAN BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT OUTPUT IN THE NEAR INFRARED AS WELL. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM IS MODULAR AND PORTABLE IN NATURE, BEING IN ESSENCE INFLATED TO ITS FLAT FINAL FORM IN THE FIELD. INITIAL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO RADIANT ENERGY IS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED 10%, AND WITH POSSIBLE INCORPORATION OF FUTURE HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT SOURCES, EFFICIENCIES IN EXCESS OF 20% COULD BE ACHIEVED. PRODUCTION COSTS FOR COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM ARE ESTIMATED AT UNDER 1000 $/M2. VERSATILE OPTICAL SIGNATURE MODIFIER WHICH CAN BE SPECTRALLY MODULATED, IS FLEXIBLE AND PORTABLE. COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS IN CLEAN ROOMS, HAZARDOUS PLANT ENVIRONMENTS WHERE SOURCES AND EMITTING SURFACES NEED BE SEPARATED. LIGHT SOURCES FOR CIRCADIAN ADJUSTMENT, SHIFT WORK, JET LAG, ELDERLY, SLEEP DISORDER, AND MILITARY RAPID DEPLOYMENT.