How to Use phosphor in a Sentence

phosphor

noun
  • Similarly, their laser-phosphor light engine can't show laser speckle, which can be an issue for tri-color laser sources.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 17 May 2026
  • The scientists were also able to create modified phosphors that glowed in colors like green, red, and blue.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Afterglow phosphor particles absorb light and then release it slowly over time.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Even after ten cycles of being transformed back and forth between phosphor and glass, the material still kept 95 percent of its original performance.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Epson rates its laser-phosphor light source at 4,500 ISO lumens and as having a 20,000-hour life at full power.
    — PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
  • To make the fluorescent succulents, the team injected the plants with phosphor particles that can absorb energy from light at one wavelength, store some of it, and then re-emit it at another wavelength, similar to how glow-in-the-dark paint works.
    — semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • To make the fluorescent succulents, the team injected the plants with phosphor particles that can absorb energy from light at one wavelength, store some of it, and then re-emit it at another wavelength, similar to how glow-in-the-dark paint works.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In addition, the Generation 3 system relied on light intensification and used a green phosphor display that offered relatively poor contrast.
    — David Szondy may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
  • The afterglow phosphor compound – which is similar to those found in glow-in-the-dark toys – is inexpensive, biocompatible, and negates the need for more complex methods of infusing bioluminescence in plants, like genetic modification.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In their study, the team synthesized a yellow-emissive material called ETP2SbCl5 phosphor using a simple solution process at room temperature.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
  • August's list includes a 3D digital reconstruction of the Shroud of Turin; injecting succulent leaves with phosphors to create plants that glow in different colors; a nifty shape-changing antenna; and snails with a unique ability to grow back their eyeballs.
    — ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025

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