Optics
Materials as a Key Enabler for Next-Generation LED Lighting
Executive Summary: As LED technology approaches its theoretical efficiency limits, materials are becoming a primary driver of future lighting innovation. Advanced silicone materials improve optical stability, thermal management and long-term reliability compared with conventional thermoplastics.…
Optics
Gaggione Introduces HADAR: A Modular Optics Platform for Architectural Lighting
French optics specialist Gaggione has launched HADAR, a new modular family of architectural optics designed to simplify beam control while increasing flexibility for luminaire manufacturers and lighting designers. Available in three sizes—HADAR35, HADAR50, and HADAR70—the platform combines…
Optics
ResearchDow’s New Study Bridges the Knowledge Gap on Blue Light Photothermal Aging of Thermoplastic Lens Clusters in LED lighting
Dow announced the results of a new study that evaluated the aging performance of commercially available lens clusters in LED lighting. The study examined blue light photothermal aging of both silicone and thermoplastic optics made of polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and…
Optics
AAC Technologies and Eulitha Announce Use of Eulitha’s Optical Lithography for Volume AR Waveguide Production
AAC Technologies, a global leader in advanced consumer electronics components and modules, and Eulitha AG, a pioneer in high-throughput optical lithography, today announced at the SPIE AR/VR Conference that AAC will begin utilizing Eulitha’s lithography technology for the volume production of…
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