LED lighting, or solid-state lighting (SSL) offers advantages in energy consumption and feature capabilities over conventional lighting sources, but requires careful attention to the capabilities and ...

As we know it, visible light is electromagnetic radiation emanating from thermal energy sources in the form of tiny energy packets called photons. Photons are some of the oddest particles in classical ...

A LED light pipe is an optical fiber or a solid transparent plastic rod for transmitting light from an LED mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to the user interface. Light pipes transmit up to 80 ...

If you’ve ever used a flash, studio light, or positioned a subject to catch the sun, you’re already most of the way to understanding 3D lighting. The remaining knowledge is connecting the dots inside ...

“Good architecture poorly lit is poor architecture.” Those are the words of a famous architecture critic, and they apply to almost any type of environment. We need light to see well enough to perform ...