The invention provides a light generating
system (1000) comprising a
first light generating device (110), a first
luminescent material (210), a diffuser
assembly (700), optical elements (500), and a light exit (1090), wherein; (A) the
first light generating device (110) is configured to generate first device light (111); (B) the first
luminescent material (210) is configured in the transmissive mode; wherein the first
luminescent material (210) is configured (i) to convert at least part of the first device light (111) into first luminescent material light (211), and (ii) to transmit at least part of the first device light (111) to the diffuser
assembly (700); (C) the optical elements (500) comprise a reflective
polarizer (501) configured in an
optical path between the first luminescent material (210) and the diffuser
assembly (700); wherein the reflective
polarizer (501) is configured (i) to reflect (ia) first device light (111) and (ib) first luminescent material light (211) having the first polarization back to the first luminescent material (210), and (ii) to transmit (iia) first device light (111) and (iib) first luminescent material light (211) having the second polarization to the diffuser assembly (700); wherein the first
linear polarization and the second
linear polarization are different linear polarizations; (D) the diffuser assembly (700) comprises a diffuser (710) configured in the reflective mode and a polarization converter (720); wherein the diffuser (710) is configured to diffuse the first device light (111) and the luminescent material light (201) into diffused first device light (711) and diffused luminescent material light (271); (E) the optical elements (500) further comprise a first polarization based redirection optical element (510) configured in an
optical path between the reflective
polarizer (501) and the diffuser assembly (700); wherein the first polarization based redirection optical element (510) is configured to (i) direct (ia) the luminescent material light (201) and (ib) first device light (111) having the second polarization to the diffuser assembly (700), and to (ii) direct (iia) diffused first device light (711) and (iib) diffused luminescent material light (271) having the first polarization to the light exit (1090); and (F) the light generating
system (1000) is configured to generate
system light (1001), wherein the system light (1001), in an operational mode of the light generating system (1000), comprises at least part of the diffused luminescent material light (271) and at least part of the diffused first device light (711).