A flickerless light source comprising a transparent or semitransparent
diffuser, at least two lightpipes with patterned surfaces inside the
diffuser, a single sided LED light source attached to each end of the
diffuser, and a dual sided LED light source connecting the lightpipes
together is disclosed. The patterned surface of the lightpipes diffuse or
reflect light emitted by the single and dual LED light sources and
through the lightpipes to provide a light with uniform brightness and
intensity. The lightpipes are coated with a thin layer of visible-light
transparent material which is doped with organic dye molecules. The
organic dye has strong ultraviolet light absorption characteristics. By
changing the doping concentration of the dye molecules the coating can
become totally opaque or semi-transparent to certain wavelengths and
selective wavelength conversion is obtained. In this way light color,
brightness, and intensity can be varied or controlled.