Light Sources Reference Materials

Description: Display pixels are constantly changing, as both technology advancements and consumer demand drive improved picture quality. Smart devices, augmented and virtual reality headsets, and TV screens ...

Description: If your maintenance check for a UV disinfection system begins and ends with observing a blue glow, you are trusting a "mirage." The lethal UVC weapon (254nm) is completely invisible to the human eye ...

Description: Electroluminescence is the most efficient method known for converting electrical energy into light energy. ...

Description: Each phosphor particle is a semi-conductor compromised of a "doped" Zinc Sulfide crystal. ...

Description: The phosphors which produce the light in an EL lamp are comprised of a special class of doped Zinc Sulfide crystals. As with all Zinc Sulfide phosphors, those in an EL lamp gradually lose their ...

Description: Mathias Wambsganß is Professor of Lighting Design and Building Technology at the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences, sits on the board of the German Lighting Technology Association (LiTG) ...

Description: When updating the lighting system at a central warehouse in Linz, voestalpine, the Austrian technology and capital goods group, switched to DALI-capable LED lights in combination with the proven WAGO ...

Description: Lighting management ensures optimal working conditions and energy efficiency at the training institute for the Ford plant in Saarlouis. WAGO provided the components. The special feature is that the ...

Description: Lighting Management – is that even necessary? From a purely mathematical standpoint, yes. Because every lighting system is overdimensioned on day one so that it will also provide the minimum ...

Description: LED technology and the WAGO I/O controller shining a light on symbiosis ...

Description: In the field of display engineering, the pursuit of visual perfection is a constant challenge. Whether you are designing a smartphone screen, an automotive head-up display (HUD), or an augmented ...

Description: In aerospace manufacturing, inspecting backlit characters and icons on control panels is a vital step in the quality assurance process. The illuminated characters and symbols need to ensure cockpit ...

Description: Understanding UV Light and Its Types ...

Description: The evolution of lighting technology in sports venues has undergone a substantial transformation, spearheaded by the advent of LED lighting. The shift represents more than just an upgrade in ...

Description: LED bulbs have revolutionized modern lighting by offering energy-saving solutions with exceptional performance. However, high power LEDs generate significant heat during operation, which can reduce ...

Description: What Are UV Curing Systems? ...

Description: LED technology has advanced significantly, surpassing traditional fluorescent lighting, particularly in electrical enclosures. Discover how modern LED solutions improve visibility, reduce maintenance, ...

Description: Surface contamination of fruits and vegetables is a problem for growers, distributors and retailers. Mold and bacteria can have severe effects causing produce to spoil. ...

Description: What is UV Lamp Recycling? ...

Description: This whitepaper presents an in-depth analysis of the LED2WORK TUBELED-40 surface mount lights and highlights why they are an excellent choice for CNC applications. ...

Description: SmartMore's integrated inspection machine is deeply integrated with SmartMore's intelligent industrial platform SMore ViMo 2.0 and lighting scheme to realize the smart detection of double links ...

Description: The development of endoscopic vision technologies has resulted in a renewed drive to further develop endoscopic navigation systems. Multiple endoscopic optical imaging modalities provide data sources ...

Description: Any person involved in industrial work environments is working with some version of these on a day-to-day basis. It might be an employee looking to install a new component into the electronics ...

Description: One of the best sight glass lights just got even better. The LJ Star LumiStar®1000, the world's brightest compact sight glass luminaire, is now Intertek ETL approved and conforms to UL 2108; in ...

Description: The engineering design of any automobile is extensive. From the engine to the power train and axles and wheels. Fuel systems. Steering. Restraints and safety systems. Infotainment. ...

Description: In the automotive market, vehicle lamps are increasingly adopting LEDs due to their longer life and high-density mounting. Conventional onboard LEDs support various designs and functions by combining ...

Description: An introduction to PIR sensors ...

Description: The BPM electronics of the Taiwan Light Source (TLS) have been upgraded to the Libera Brilliance in August 2008 to improve performance and functionality...Infrastructure of the orbit acquisition ...

Description: This paper will cover general lighting theory, explore different light sources, and how to best use lighting equipment for practical applications. ...

Description: As a part of its social contribution activities, ROHM has implemented large-scale lighting displays in the areas around its headquarters in Kyoto. ...

Description: It seems as if, every time you turn around, there's something extraordinary happening in the technological and scientific world. In this instance, it was my colleague Matt Cook who turned around and ...

Description: Now that LED lighting has been embraced around the world as a smarter, lower-cost and more environmentally responsible alternative to incandescent lighting, businesses and public sector entities are ...

Description: For LED lighting, incompatibility can lead to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that outgas, resulting in discoloration, decreased lighting intensity and lens fogging - generally impaired performance. ...

Description: The quantity (duration and intensity) and quality (colour or wavelength) of light are key factors involved in regulating growth and physiological processes in photosynthetic organisms. As a ...

Description: Light pipes, often called LED light pipes because of their use with LEDs, are physical structures (either a transparent plastic rod or an optical fiber) that are used for transmitting light ...

Description: The 'Journal of Biomedical Optics' recently celebrated the accomplishments of Nobel Laureate Osamu Shimomura, and his contribution to the field of Bio-imaging. His experiments in the 60's lead to the ...

Description: If there were ever any question that LEDs would be such a dominating lighting technology just take a look around. They are virtually everywhere. From standard indicators on stereo equipment, laptops ...

Description: When the LED first became commercially available, over 40 years ago, no one really paid much attention to how it was made or what it consisted of chemically. This was in part due to the fact that only ...

Description: Ultraviolet light occurs between the visible and x-ray spectrums. The Ultraviolet wavelength range is specified as 10 nm to 400 nm; however, many optoelectronic companies also consider wavelengths as ...

Description: Developments in high-power LEDs represent one of the most significant innovations to hit the lighting industry in recent years. Loosely defined as LEDs with at least a 1-W capacity, high-power or ...

Description: Despite the potential hazards of ultraviolet light which are evident in everyday life, such as sunburn, the UV spectrum is proving to have many beneficial ?effects in a multitude of areas. ...

Description: Continued advances in design and performance have allowed each new generation of LED backlighting technology to significantly grow the number of relevant applications. ...

Description: This guide represents typical LED chips, their associated wavelengths, typical forward voltage and brightness level. The guide is designed to assist in research in determining some potential colors ...

Description: mex LEDs come in over 800 styles. Each family of products is designed with actual use needs in mind and as such they are made for specific uses. The main features in each family are clearly stated so ...

Description: Lumex offers an extensive line of LED Light Pipes for applications that require light but are not well suited to surface mount or through-hole LED technology. ...

Description: Loosely defined as LEDs with at least a 1-W capacity, high-power LEDs are a hot technology that's very much in the market spotlight. ...

Description: Five Tips for Designing User Interface Technologies for use in Extreme Conditions ...

Description: An LED Light Pipe is a practical solution to conduct light from board-mounted LED(s) to the exterior, or in some cases, a photodetector. ...

Description: The Pennsylvania State University undertook, as part of their Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative, the conversion of campus construction perimeter lighting from a traditional type to a new ...

Description: If you ask yourself a few basic questions and answer based on the information provided here - you can choose a light that will serve you well for a long, long time. ...

Description: The electron field-emission properties of carbon nanotubes enable the fabrication of cold cathodes for a variety of vacuum device applications. The utilization of these cathodes is an attractive ...

Description: Ambient light has been a challenge for machine vision cameras and systems, which had their genesis in the more controlled environments of the industrial production floor. "The most common solution is ...

Description: How they work, basic components and installation options ...

Description: Because the surfaces of the dates vary in both topology and color, even and uniform white lighting is needed to illuminate them. Four MB-DL406 MetaBright diffuse dome lights 4 in. in diameter from ...

Description: LED technology has become the reference technology for lighting, mainly because of four characteristics: efficiency, versatility, energy savings and longer life. In spite of these benefits, the ...

Description: he use of color cameras in machine vision applications used to be limited in part by limits to handing the amount of data a color camera could produce, particularly three-chip cameras compared to ...

Description: Inspecting products such as paper, aluminum, and textiles during the manufacturing process is one of the most challenging tasks for any machine-vision system designer. ...

Description: Lumen Dynamics is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of light-based delivery systems. Our focus is within the following market applications: Lumen Dynamics Group Inc. is ...

Description: The Sensor Control system uses a 36-in.- diameter white LED dome light from Metaphase Technologies (Bensalem, PA, USA) placed directly above the conveyor. As the wheels traverse the conveyor, a ...

Description: The illumination sources are on all the time, eliminating the need for timing and control signals to the lights; however, the reflective surfaces of the cylindrical mini-kegs required special lighting ...

Description: The anvil is fitted with two MetaWhite ExoLight LEDs from Metaphase (Bensalem, PA, USA) that provide illumination for a TXG06-I7, 776 × 582-pixel GigE camera from Baumer (Radeberg, Germany) mounted ...

Description: This white paper provides tips on choosing the optimal lighting solution for a machine vision application. Proper lighting is critical to the success of a machine vision application and should be the ...

Description: The goal is to select a lighting technique that creates the highest possible contrast between the feature of interest and its surroundings. ...

Description: Light-emitting diodes are not a particularly new technology. Affordable LEDs have been available since the late 1960s. From then until now, the technology has steadily progressed in terms of ...

Description: LED lamps emit different colors (wavelengths) depending on the materials they are made of. LED lamps based on public standards, for example, LED lamps for specialized traffic signals or automotive ...

Description: LED lamps are sold either loose or tape products. For mounting by hand, loose products are generally used, whereas tape products are required for automatic mounting. ...

Description: The characteristics of a LED lamp change according to the chip temperature (Tj: the temperature of the junction emitting the light). ...

Description: As mentioned earlier, the luminous intensity of LED lamps characteristically declines slowly with use. Select LED lamps according to the level of reliability require in the equipment in which they ...

Description: A LED can be lit using one of two methods: the static lighting method, in which a constant current is input continually over time, and the dynamic lighting method in which current is fed in continuous ...

Description: The features of LED lamps become clear by comparison with tungsten filament incandescent lamps and discharge tubes in their light emitting mechanisms and structures. ...

Description: LEDs are compound semiconductor devices. Their optical wavelength depends on the elements and the ratio between them. ...

Description: One of the key enablers for optocouplers to handle automotive grade 1 applications is the use of very high performance LEDs. The LED light output dropping by less than 0.2%/°C, aids in achieving high ...

Description: To understand how important the right light can be for machine vision, try a simple experiment. Take a magazine outside on a sunny day and open it. The pages are easy to read. Tilt the magazine, ...

Description: Everywhere you go, LEDs are touted as the practical solution to a world going 'green.' ...

Description: The PIC12CXXX family of devices adds a new twist to the 8-bit microcontroller market by introducing for the first time fully functional microcontrollers in an eight pin package. These parts are not ...

Description: Light Emitting Diodes, or LED's, are discrete components able to produce light when a current passes through them. Most microcontroller designs use one or more LED's. This application highlights the ...

Description: Infrared light, commonly referred to as "IR", is a common, easy-to-use, low power and low-cost media to transmit information. Among the few "wireless" communication choices, IR has the significant ...

Description: The number of applications that utilize white LEDs has steadily increased due to the increased usage of Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) in automotive and cellular telephone displays, PDAs, handheld ...

Description: This application note applies to all Silicon Labs USB MCUs. The Human Interface Device (HID) class specification allows designers to create USB-based devices and applications without the need for ...

Description: Inverter Gate Driver optocouplers are ideally suited for IGBT and MOSFET applications for variable speed motor drives. Their high output peak currents coupled with high voltage safety standards ...

Description: A test bench instrument constructed at Moxtek, Inc. is capable of simultaneously capturing x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF) information using a charge-coupled device (CCD) as the ...