Design of a Multi-Channel True Flat Fluorescent Lamp for Avionic AM-LCD Backlighting

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 504-510

  Anandan, Munisamy ^a   Ketchum, Douglas ^a   Etlinger, H ^a   Kirker, Robert ^b   Carr, William ^c  

^a Thomas Electronics Inc ^*  (United States)

^b A Division of Advanced Conversion Technology Inc   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIONICS; CATHODES; CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LUMINESCENCE; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DEVICES;

ACTIVE MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY; AVIONIC AM-LCD BACKLIGHTING; BACKLIGHTING DEVICES; MULTICHANNEL TRUE FLAT FLUORESCENT LAMP;

FLUORESCENT LAMPS;

EID: 0028413501     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.278502     Document Type: Article

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