Light emitting diode component

A white light emitting lighting apparatus comprising:

• at least one light emitting diode (LED) chip;
• at least one luminescent element comprising a light transparent body including at least one phosphor layer or a phosphor inclusive light transparent body that is arcuate in at least one dimension and defines a hollow interior volume, said phosphor performing wavelength conversion of light emitted by the LED chip, the luminescent element spaced from the LED chip by a distance at least 2 times the length of a longest side of the LED chip, wherein the phosphor layer or the phosphor inclusive light transparent body defines a surface area at least 10 times as large as the exposed surface area of light absorbing components of the LED chip;
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• a common reflective support on which both the LED chip and the luminescent element are mounted, wherein internal surfaces of the support and the luminescent element are phosphor coated except the LED chip.