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White Paper | Featured
WHITE PAPER: Using LEDs With Onboard Thermistors
The Luminus white paper on “Thermal Management Using Thermistors in LEDs” provides an in-depth analysis of thermal resistance and thermal feedback mechanisms for LED systems.
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White Paper | Featured
WHITE PAPER: Cutting-edge Lighting Control for Optimum Building Management
This white paper provides an in-depth look at Tridonic’s sceneCOM evo, a cutting-edge, DALI-2-based lighting control solution designed to improve energy efficiency, flexibility, and building automation in modern facilities.
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White Paper | Instrument Systems | VCSEL Measurement | Featured
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Jun 10, 2024
VCSEL Array Polarization and LIV+λ Measurement
VCSEL array characterization – Learn all about one-shot and single-emitter-resolved polarization and LIV+λ measurements! We extend LIV+λ measurements to individual emitters within a VCSEL array, thereby incorporating polarization measurements. To assess the characteristics of the VCSEL array in diverse environmental conditions, measurements were conducted at multiple temperatures.
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White Paper | NIR | Featured
WHITE PAPER: A Glimpse into the Invisible World of Near-Infrared (NIR) – Exploring its Applications and Potential
To understand further the principles and practical implementation of IR LEDs and photodetectors in these applications, this paper aims to explore the recent technological advancements and to provide an in-depth analysis on their functionalities, advantages.
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White Paper | Featured
WHITE PAPER: Achieving High CRI Lighting with High Efficacy
This White Paper introduces KSF phosphor and discusses its characteristics, advantages, and application in white LEDs.
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Instrument Systems | Testing | Featured | White Paper | Calibration
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Nov 09, 2023
WHITE PAPER: Calibration Makes the Difference
In light measurement technology, there are hardly any limits to the variety of measurements and measurands.
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White Paper | Light Pipes | BIVAR | Trends | Featured
Why LEDs and Light Pipes are the User Experience Dream Team
LEDs get a lot of attention thanks to their small size, durability, and famously high efficiency when compared to traditional light sources, but light pipes are an often overlooked design element that can greatly enhance LED benefits.
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White Paper | LTF Technology | Flicker | LED Power Supplies
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Jul 18, 2023
WHITE PAPER: Complexities of Light Flickering and Power Supply Designs
This white paper provides a brief overview of flicker definitions and references relevant studies, leaving a detailed discussion of the biological effects to the experts. The goal is to highlight the significance of flicker-free LED lighting products and reaffirm the commitment to developing products with a deep awareness of the biological effects of artificial light on humans.
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Instrument Systems | Testing | Micro-LEDs | Featured | White Paper
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Jun 23, 2023
WHITE PAPER: LumiTop System Enables Rapid Testing of μLEDs
In two test cases Instrument Systems shows the ultra-fast speed of μLED quality tests using the LumiTop system: Photoluminescence of a μLED wafer and electroluminescence of a microdisplay.
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White Paper | Luminus Devices
WHITE PAPER: High-Luminance LEDs for Directional Lighting Applications
High-luminance directional lighting (HLDL) refers to light sources that provide bright illumination (luminance) and are designed to focus (collimate) light rays into a beam shape that points in a specific direction.
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Luxtech | White Paper | CCT Mixer | Featured
CCT Mixer by LUXTECH Gives Plug and Play Tunable White Capability to Single Channel Drivers
Creating tunable white capable luminaires requires drivers that can be difficult to source in a timely fashion and add cost and complexity.
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White Paper | Color Rendition | Featured | SSL
WHITE PAPER: Achieving Optimal Color Rendition with LEDs
A Review of Various Models for Classifying Light Source Color Rendition and Guide to Using LEDs to Achieve Fidelity Color Rendering for Retail and Other Indoor Environments.
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White Paper | Luxtech | Curved Luminaires | Featured
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Oct 12, 2022
WHITE PAPER: Illuminating Curved Luminaires – Reference Design Guide
Illuminating fixtures with curves presents many unique challenges to luminaire manufacturers; from fixed radius boards to bending radial flex boards.
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White Paper | Light Pipes | BIVAR | Trends
WHITE PAPER – Light Pipes Yield an Effective, Easy to Use, and Attractive End Product
This powerful yet compact technology can reorient light from the source to any direction in three-dimensional space and take uneven, omnidirectional LED output and deliver it as a point source or as an even distribution of diffuse light.
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White Paper | Luminus | Human-Centric Lighting | Featured
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Jul 09, 2021
White Paper | Lighting for Health: Human-Centric Lighting
Lighting designers and luminaire makers want to understand how to leverage advanced LEDs to achieve efficient human centric lighting solutions that promote human health, productivity, and rest.
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Resources | White Papers | Test Equipment
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Apr 09, 2021
WHITE PAPER - The Calibration Traceability Chain of a Photometric LED Test System
FluxGage is a LED luminaire tester and provides a small and cost-effective solution for testing LED luminaires in 2π geometry. The black measurement surface and the lack of multiple reflections make the system much more predictable and allow using information about the DUT such as size, beam angle and surface reflectivity, to calculate correction factors.
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White Paper | Optronic | Calibration Sources | Trends
Continuous versus Discrete Calibration Sources: Consideration for Use
Rapid advancements in the field of solid-state lighting have presented opportunities for the use of LED-based systems for calibrations typically performed with lamp-based sources. Their highly efficient and long-lived performance, rapid power up, and compact size have made LED-based sources an attractive alternative for lamp-based calibration systems. However, replicating the precision performance of lamp-based system, particularly in terms of the output intensity and stability, pose several challenges for LED-based calibration systems.
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Resources | White Papers | Test Equipment
WHITE PAPER - Measuring Color Uniformity
The color uniformity of light generated by LED luminaires plays a major role in many lighting applications. This makes it an important parameter to measure in both the R&D stage and during the quality assurance process. MKS Instruments has stayed abreast of this challenge by developing a new feature for its FluxGage photometrical system: the color uniformity measurement function. It allows quick evaluation of optical assemblies for color mixing and beam shaping. This whitepaper presents this novel feature of the system.
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Resources | White Papers | Protection Material | Electrolube
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Jul 11, 2019
WHITE PAPER - Protection Materials To Improve LED Device Lifetime And Performance
With the rapid growth of the LED market, correct product selection is imperative to ensure LED performance and lifetime. Jade Bridges, Electrolube’s Global Technical Support Manager, will highlight the use of LEDs in various environments and introduce how to specify appropriate protection under such conditions.
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Resources | White Papers | Intelligent Buildings | Smart Lighting
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Jun 25, 2019
WHITE PAPER - How to Overcome the Security Challenges of Smart Lighting
IoT-powered lighting systems are backbones for smart building applications such as energy harvesting, space optimization, and predictive maintenance.
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White Papers | UV Measurement | Featured
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Mar 20, 2019
WHITE PAPER: Measuring UVA & Violet LED Light Sources
As the development of new UV LED sources continues at an ever-growing pace, so do the industrial applications that utilize them. UV LEDs are being put to work in various industrial processes, medical applications, and disinfection solutions. Efficient utilization of the UV radiation requires good measurement tools. However, accurate light measurement in this spectral range presents challenges, such as how to accurately measure the irradiance if the wavelength of the light is not exactly known.
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Resources | Samsung | White Papers
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Dec 01, 2018
WHITE PAPER - Samsung’s Horticulture LEDs Using Full Spectrum
Samsung has made several attempts to develop new spectrum for horticulture lighting. One solution is to utilize white LED alone or in conjunction with monochromatic LEDs to create a very broad spectrum. These approaches using Samsung white LEDS can deliver the full spectrum of light to promote plant growth, as well as comfortably perform cultivation management, with even better color rendering.
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Resources | White Papers | IoT | Strategy
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Aug 17, 2018
WHITE PAPER - 4 Key Considerations for Your IoT Strategy
The digital universe is expected to grow exponentially. Much of this data will be generated by billions of IoT devices. Do you have an IoT strategy that’s ready to take advantage of these data? Download this whitepaper and get details on the 4 key considerations for building a strong IoT foundation.
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Business | Organization News | TALQ | White Paper
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Aug 07, 2018
TALQ Consortium Releases a New White Paper
The TALQ Consortium reveals in a White Paper published today many insights into its global interface standard and certification scheme for managing smart city applications including outdoor lighting networks. The document explains in detail not only the system architecture and data model, but also its functions and services. It helps cities, solution providers, project planners and other stakeholders understand the concepts and benefits of the Smart City Protocol. The full TALQ Specification Version 2.0 – allowing vendors to easily integrate the protocol in their systems - is available for TALQ member companies together with a powerful Test Suite.
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Resources | White Papers | IoT | Economist
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Jun 01, 2018
WHITE PAPER - From The Economist: IoT-Enabled Buildings are Still in Construction
Facilities management companies are investing in IoT to transform buildings worldwide. Smart devices—from smart lights to sensors in soap dispensers—are providing valuable data to help companies optimize business operations, improve space utilization and more.
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Resources | White Papers | Horticulture | Mouser
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Jun 01, 2018
WHITE PAPER - LEDs Lead the Way for Horticultural Lighting
Horticultural lighting is one of the fastest growing markets in the LED lighting industry today. Currently estimated at being worth $690 million dollars annually by LEDInside, this figure is projected to reach billions in the coming years.
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Resources | White Papers | Intelligent Buildings | Smart Lighting
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Jun 01, 2018
WHITE PAPER - Intelligent Buildings: Smart Lighting as the Backbone for Buildings Automation
With a growing focus on human-centric workspaces, building owners and operators are looking beyond energy efficiency, and considering smart lighting as the backbone for advanced building automation applications.
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Resources | White Papers | LightingEurope | Sustainability
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Nov 02, 2017
White Paper: Serviceable Luminaires in a Circular Economy from LightingEurope
LightingEurope is proactively exploring the business opportunities that a Circular Economy presents for the lighting industry, as well as the framework conditions required for its successful rollout in the lighting sector. This paper focuses on luminaires, services and design for serviceability and their potential for the lighting industry.
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Resins | White Papers | Optics + Opt. Materials | Resources
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Oct 13, 2017
White Paper: Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications
Some optical assembly applications require optical clarity across a certain wavelength, while others require an opaque coating. Optical grade epoxies, silicones and UV curable coatings provide the versatility to adhere well to a wide variety of substrates and display the critical performance properties required. Learn more about optical transmission, refractive indices, temperature and humidity testing, and more, plus the roles these measurements play in choosing an effective and reliable optical polymer system.
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Resources | White Papers | Test Equipment
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Aug 30, 2017
White Paper: FluxGage - A Photometric Test System for LED Luminaires Based on Solar Panels
We present a novel photometric test system for LED luminaires. The new photometric system called „FluxGage“ uses solar panels to detect and measure light. By placing a diffuser and a black pinhole array over a solar panels we achieve a detection surface which is also an absorber. This enables the system to be the same size as the DUT (Device Under Test), as opposed to an integrating sphere which is at least 3 times larger than the DUT. Simulations and experimental results show that this system can measure total flux with an uncertainty of 4.3%. The demonstrated system is used in 2π geometry. The system measures total flux, color parameters (CCT, CRI, chromaticity, etc.) and flicker.
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