Title :
Advances of lighting technologies — From light bulbs to solid state light sources
Author_Institution :
Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu
Abstract :
Major breakthroughs that took place chronically in the light source development are: the invention of incandescence light bulbs, the invention of lasers, particularly semiconductor lasers, and the high-brightness blue/white LED. Two of these represent the major advances in the lighting technologies. It is further shown that what we called "nano-science and technology" today, had played a critical role in commercialization of these great inventions.
Keywords :
light emitting diodes; light sources; lighting; nanotechnology; semiconductor lasers; light bulbs; lighting; nanoscience; nanotechnology; solid state light sources; Chemistry; Commercialization; Fiber lasers; Fluorescence; LED lamps; Laser modes; Light emitting diodes; Light sources; Semiconductor lasers; Solid state lighting;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
DOI :
10.1109/AOE.2007.4410786
