The impact of the non-linearity of the radiant flux on the thermal load of the color conversion elements in phosphor converted leds under different current driving schemes

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 103, 2013, Pages A439-A449

  Wenzl, Franz P ^a   Sommer, Christian ^a   Hartmann, Paul ^a   Pachler, Peter ^b   Hoschopf, Hans ^b   Langer, Gregor ^c   Fulmek, Paul ^d   Nicolics, Johann ^d  

^a JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

^b Tridonic Jennersdorf GmbH   (Austria)

^c AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft   (Austria)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORS; THERMAL LOAD;

COLOR CONVERSIONS; COLOR TEMPERATURES; CURRENT DRIVING; DRIVING CONDITIONS; PHOSPHOR-CONVERTED LEDS; RADIANT FLUX; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THERMAL SIMULATIONS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84878541625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A439     Document Type: Article

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