Evaluation of Light-Emitting Diodes for Signage Applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5187, Issue , 2004, Pages 309-317

  Freyssinier, Jean Paul ^a   Zhou, Yutao ^a   Ramamurthy, Vasudha ^a   Bierman, Andrew ^a   Bullough, John D ^a   Narendran, Nadarajah ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Backlit; Channel letter; Cold cathode; Fluorescent; Illuminated; LED; Neon; Sign

Indexed keywords

COLD CATHODE TUBES; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC SIGNS; EXTRAPOLATION; FREQUENCIES; LIGHTING; NEON; PHOSPHORS; THERMOCOUPLES;

BACKLIT; CHANNEL LETTER; COLD CATHODES; FLUORESCENT; ILLUMINATED;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 1842789814     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.507875     Document Type: Conference Paper

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