GAS-DISCHARGE BLINKER UNIT Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: light engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has gas-discharge chamber filled with working gas and formed by two walls, at least one of them being made of optically transparent material. Walls are installed in a spaced relation relative to each other, clearance between them being 0.05 to 0.2 mm wide. Disposed between discharge chamber walls on opposite ends of discharge gap are cathode and anode electrically connected to switch-mode power supply and also light beam input channel, the latter being formed by gas- discharge chamber of optically transparent material used as aperture for light beam output. Output surface of wall made of optically transparent material mounts aperture diaphragm disposed within projection of anticipated discharge area on this surface. Best location of aperture diaphragm is in vicinity of anode. EFFECT: reduced size of light-source glow body, reduced length of light pulse, enhanced brightness. 2 cl, 1 dwg