Accelerated estimation of spectral degradation of white GaN-based LEDs

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 230-238

  Bürmen, Miran ^a   Pernu, Franjo ^a   Likar, Botjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Colour; Degradation; Intensity; Lifetime; Light emitting diodes; Prediction

Indexed keywords

COLOR; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

LIFETIME PREDICTION MODEL; LIGHTING PRODUCTS; SPECTRAL DEGRADATIONS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

COLOR; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

EID: 33947657008     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/1/029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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