Light Sources: Basics of Lighting Technologies and Applications

Description

Decide Which Lighting Technology Is Best for Your Application

Light Sources, Second Edition: Basics of Lighting Technologies and Applications presents an overview of the three main technologies that have produced the numerous families of lighting products on the market today: electrical incandescence, electrical gas discharges, and semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The second edition of this highly praised bestseller explores the scientific and technological developments of existing and new light sources and significantly expands the coverage on how to make choices based on a specific application.

New to the Second Edition

• Enhanced material on LEDs
• New chapter on matching lighting technology with the appropriate applications
• New chapter on light and health
• New case studies on indoor and outdoor lighting for security and safety

This book provides an up-to-date guide to the main technologies and important families of light sources that have dominated the market and our lives since the end of the nineteenth century. It will help readers design the most appropriate lighting environments for people of various needs and choose the correct technology for cost-effective lighting schemes.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Principles of Light and Vision
   1. Properties of Light
   2. Vision
   3. White Light
   4. Color Rendering Index
   5. Color Temperature
   6. Measuring Light
   7. Circadian Rhythm
      
2. Incandescent Lamps
   1. Conventional Incandescent Lamps
   2. Halogen Incandescent Lamps
   3. Overview of the Technology
   4. Codes/Product Categorization
      
3. Electrical Discharge Lamps
   1. Plasma Processes
   2. Low-Pressure Discharge Lamps
   3. Pressure Effect
   4. High-Pressure Discharge Lamps
   5. Induction Lamps
   6. Pulsed Operation
   7. Alternative Discharge Light Sources
   8. Micro discharge Properties for the Development of Light Sources
      
4. Solid State Light Sources
   1. Light-Emitting Diodes
   2. Organic LEDs
   3. LED White Light Emissions
   4. LED Operation
   5. Thermal Management of LEDs
   6. Dimming/Controlling Brightness
   7. General Characteristics of LEDs
   8. Applications
   9. Closing Remarks
   10. Standards
       
5. Lasers
   1. The Development of LASERs
   2. Output Types
   3. Categorization
   4. Excimer Lasers
   5. Applications
      
6. The Technologies
   1. Primary Technologies
   2. Secondary Technologies
      
7. Luminaires
   1. Key Considerations
   2. Categories
      
8. Illuminating Spaces
   1. Indoor Lighting
   2. Dynamic Lighting
   3. Outdoor Lighting
   4. Nonvisible Applications
      
9. Light Sources and Health
   1. Melatonin Suppression
   2. Light Therapy
   3. Flicker and Health Effects
   4. Light Sources and Eye Conditions
   5. Color Vision Impairments
   6. Mercury Issues
   7. Photophobia
   8. UV Exposure
10. Epilogue
11. Glossary
12. Appendices
13. Index
14. References appear at the end of each chapter

Reviews

“I have never before seen a book with so many photographs, diagrams, and data summary tables—they are all helpful. A look at this book will benefit anyone interested in lighting.”

—Optics & Photonics News, October 2015

“… a must-read for people looking for a complete introduction to this very modern subject. … this book covers from legacy light sources to new solid state lighting devices, in combination with aspects of lighting and health effects. I strongly recommend this book!”

—Professor Georges Zissis, University of Toulouse, France

“In this book a nice overview is given of all the lighting technologies that we use today and many new entrants in the world of lighting will benefit from reading it.”

—Dr. Marco Haverlag, Philips Lighting, The Netherlands