Fluorescent
ceramic containing a first component which emits in the range from ≥ 500 to ≤ 650 nm and a second component which absorbs in the range from ≥ 500 to ≤ 650 nm and emits in the range from ≥ 900 to ≤ 1000 nm; wherein the first component is a material selected from the group consisting of (M I 1-x-y M II x M III y )3(M IV 1-z M V z )5O 12 with M I = Y, Lu, Tb; M II = Gd, Yb; M III = Ce, Pr, Yb; M IV = Al; M V = Ga, Sc and 0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0; 0.0 ≤ y ≤ 0.1; 0.0 ≤ z ≤ 1.0 or (La 1-x Y x )3Si6N 11 :Ce, ß-
SiAlON:Eu, (Ca 1-x Sr x )Sc2O4:Ce, La(Ba 1-x Sr x )2AlO5:Ce 3+ (Ba 1-x Sr x )(Y 1-x Lu x )2Al4SiO 12 :Ce 3+ , (Ba 1-x Si x )2SiO4:Eu 2+, Li2BaSiO4:Eu 2+ , RbLi(Li3SiO4)2:Eu 2+ , (Ba 1-x-y ,Sr x Ca y )Si2O2N2:Eu 2+ , Ca7(PO4)2(SiO4)2:Eu 2+ , Ca2BO3Cl:Eu 2+ , Ba2LiSi7N 11 :Eu 2+ , (Ba 1-x-y Sr x Ca y )LnSi4N7:Eu 2+ (Ln = Y, La, Gd, Lu), Ca2Al3O6F:Eu 2+ , Ba2LiSi7AlN 12 :Eu 2+ or Ca3Si2O4N2:Eu 2+ with x = 0.0 - 1.0 and y = 0.0 - 1.0 and mixtures thereof; and wherein the second component is a material selected from the group consisting of Mg2SiO4:Cr, (Y 1-x-y Gd x Lu y )Al3(BO3)4:Cr, (Y 1-x-y-z La x Gd y Lu z )3(Al 1- a Ga a )5O 12 :Cr, (Ca 1-x Sr x )Sc2O4:Cr, Ca3(Sc 1-x Ga x )2Si3O 12 :Cr, La3Ga5GeO 14 :Cr, (Y 1-x- y Gd x La y )AlO3:Cr, (Ca 1-x- ySr y Bay )CuSi4O 10 or (Ca 1-x-y Sr y Ba y )CuGe4O 10 , La2MgZrO6:Cr 3+ , Mg3Ga2GeO8:Cr 3+ , BaZrSi3O9:Cr 3+ , K2Ga2Sn6O 16 :Cr 3+ , Mg 14 Ge5O 24 :Cr 3+ ,Cr 4+ , LiScP2O7:Cr 3+ , Ca2LuZr2Al3O 12 :Cr 3+ , K3LuSi2O7:Eu 2+ , LaMgGa 11 O 19 :Cr 3+ , Ca2LuScGa2Ge2O 12 :Cr 3+ , Ba3(PO4)2:Mn 5+ , LiInSiO4:Cr 3+ , ScBO3:Cr 3+ or MgAl2O4:Mn 2+ with x, y, z, a = 0.0 - 1.0 and mixtures thereof.