Optical model for novel glass-based phosphor-converted white light-emitting diodes

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 441-446

  Chen, Li Yin ^a   Chang, Jin Kai ^a   Wu, Yi Ru ^a   Cheng, Wei Chih ^a   Chen, Ji Hung ^a   Tsai, Chun Chin ^b   Cheng, Wood Hi ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

glass phosphor; Light emitting diodes (LEDs); optical modeling; phosphor converted LEDs (pc LEDs)

Indexed keywords

CORRELATED COLOR TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL MODELING; OPTICAL SIMULATION; PHOSPHOR-CONVERTED LEDS; PRECISE SIMULATION; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLASS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84877575749     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2012.2226140     Document Type: Article

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