FLUORESCENT LIGHT SOURCE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: electrical engineering; fluorescent displays and lighting fixtures. SUBSTANCE: fluorescent light source has insulating substrate made, for instance, from glass- ceramic used for manufacturing integrated circuits. Insulating substrate mounts electrodes in the form of two sets of thin strips one inserted into other. Phosphor covers entire surface of light source. Electrode width D and distance H between them equal phosphor grain size, for example, 10- 14 mcm. EFFECT: enhanced reliability and simplified design of light source. 1 cl, 2 dwg