Introduction to Solid-State Lighting

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Describes semiconductor physics, technology, device fabrication, and first mass applications related to a new generation of light-emitting diodes called high brightness LEDs. The authors discuss the basics of injection luminescence, semiconductor materials for fabrication, the difficulty of extracting light from a solid state, and the generation of white light with solid state lamps. The final chapter presents applications in traffic lights, displays, medical phototherapy, and optical measurement.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Review
"A good introductory book on LEDs..." (CIE News, No. 65, March 2003)


Review
"A good introductory book on LEDs..." (CIE News, No. 65, March 2003)


Book Description
A thorough reference that sheds light on the promising field of solid-state lighting
Solid-state lighting is a rapidly emerging field. Light Emitting Diodes are already used in traffic signals, signage/contour lighting, large area displays, and automotive applications. But its greatest future lies in the possibility of applying solid-state lamps to general lighting. Solid-state lighting promises to reduce energy consumption as much as fifty percent, cut down on carbon-dioxide emission, and even spur the development of a completely new lighting industry.
Giving this important emerging field the attention it deserves, Introduction to Solid-State Lighting comprehensively covers:
* The history of lighting
* The characterization of visible light
* Conventional light sources
* LED basics
* Extraction of light from high-brightness LEDs
* White LED
* Applications of solid-state lamps


From the Back Cover
A thorough reference that sheds light on the promising field of solid-state lighting Solid-state lighting is a rapidly emerging field. Light Emitting Diodes are already used in traffic signals, signage/contour lighting, large area displays, and automotive applications. But its greatest future lies in the possibility of applying solid-state lamps to general lighting. Solid-state lighting promises to reduce energy consumption as much as fifty percent, cut down on carbon-dioxide emission, and even spur the development of a completely new lighting industry. Giving this important emerging field the attention it deserves, Introduction to Solid-State Lighting comprehensively covers: The history of lighting The characterization of visible light Conventional light sources LED basics Extraction of light from high-brightness LEDs White LED Applications of solid-state lamps


About the Author
ARTURAS ZUKAUSKAS is a professor at the Institute of Materials Science and Applied Research at Vilnius University, Lithuania.

MICHAEL S. SHUR is Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts Professor of Solid State Electronics, Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Professor of Information Technology and Acting Director of the Center for Integrated Electronics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.

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A thorough reference that sheds light on the promising field of solid-state lighting

Solid-state lighting is a rapidly emerging field. Light Emitting Diodes are already used in traffic signals, signage/contour lighting, large area displays, and automotive applications. But its greatest future lies in the possibility of applying solid-state lamps to general lighting. Solid-state lighting promises to reduce energy consumption as much as fifty percent, cut down on carbon-dioxide emission, and even spur the development of a completely new lighting industry.

Giving this important emerging field the attention it deserves, Introduction to Solid-State Lighting comprehensively covers:The history of lightingThe characterization of visible lightConventional light sourcesLED basicsExtraction of light from high-brightness LEDsWhite LEDApplications of solid-state lamps

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