The invention provides a light generating
system (1000) comprising a first
solid state
light source (10), a first luminescent converter (2100), a second luminescent converter (2200), and a first thermally conductive body (3100); wherein: (A) the first luminescent converter (2100) and the second luminescent converter (2200) are configured physically separated by a
shortest distance d1, thereby defining an inter-converter cavity (1200); wherein 0.3 mm ≤ d1 ≤ 3 mm; (B) the first luminescent converter (2100) comprises a first converter first major face (2110) and a first converter second major face (2120) opposite the first converter first major face (2110); wherein the first luminescent converter (2100) is configured in
thermal contact with the first thermally conductive body (3100) at the first converter second major face (2120); (C) the first
solid state
light source (10) comprises a
laser light source and / or a
superluminescent diode, wherein the first
solid state light source (10) is configured to generate
first light source light (11); wherein the first
solid state light source (10) is configured to irradiate the first converter first major face (2110) via a first
optical path (31) between the first
solid state light source (10) and the first luminescent converter (2100); wherein the first
optical path (31) intersects at least part of the inter-converter cavity (1200) and passes by the second luminescent converter (2200); wherein the first luminescent converter (2100) is configured in the reflective mode; wherein the first luminescent converter (2100) is configured to (i) convert part of the
first light source light (11) received by the first luminescent converter (2100) into first luminescent converter light (2101), and (ii) reflect at least part of the
first light source light (11) received by the first luminescent converter (2100) to the second luminescent converter (2200) as reflected first light source light (111); (D) the second luminescent converter (2200) is configured to (a) convert at least part of the reflected first light source light (111) received by the second luminescent converter (2200) into second luminescent converter light (2201), and (b) transmit at least part of the first luminescent converter light (2101) received by the second luminescent converter (2200); wherein the second luminescent converter (2200) is configured in the transmissive mode; and (E) the light generating
system (1000) is configured to generate
system light (1001) comprising (a) first luminescent converter light (2101) transmitted by the second luminescent converter (2200) and (b) second luminescent converter light (2201).