There is provided
white light illumination
system including a
radiation source, a first
luminescent material having a peak emission
wavelength of about 575 to about 620 nm, a second
luminescent material having a peak emission
wavelength of about 495 to about 550 nm, which is different from the first
luminescent material and a third luminescent material having a peak emission
wavelength of about 420 to about 480 nm, which is different from the first and second luminescent materials. The LED may be a UV LED and the luminescent materials may be a blend of three or four phosphors. The first
phosphor may be an orange emitting Eu2+, Mn2+ activated
strontium pyrophosphate, Sr2P2O7:Eu2+, Mn2+. The second
phosphor may be a blue-green emitting Eu2+ activated
barium silicate, (Ba,Sr,Ca)2SiO4:Eu2+. The third
phosphor may be a
blue emitting SECA phosphor, (Sr,Ba,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl:Eu2+. Optionally, the fourth phosphor may be a red emitting Mn4+ activated
magnesium fluorogermanate, 3.5MgO*0.5MgF2*GeO2:Mn4+. A human observer perceives the combination of the orange, blue-green, blue and / or red phosphor emissions as
white light.