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News Release from: Optek Technology
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 November 2006
Lab is dedicated to solid-state lighting
Optek Technology has set up an in-house visible LED lab designed to assist customers in developing solutions for applications involving solid-state lighting.
Providing solid-state lighting design engineers with an enhanced capability to evaluate and compare LED lighting products, TT Electronics Optek Technology has set up an in-house visible LED lab designed to assist customers in developing solutions for applications involving solid-state lighting The lab provides Optek with the ability to compare traditional lighting solutions, such as incandescent and fluorescent sources, to solid-state lighting designs, as well as compare competitive LEDs and assemblies side-by-side
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 31 May 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The lab's equipment will also provide spectral analysis of LEDs in both ultraviolet and visible wavelengths (200 to 780nm).
According to Richard Saffa, Vice President of Optek Technology's Visible LED Business Unit, Optek can now provide detailed data on custom assemblies to validate the light output of the finished array, instead of relying on the less accurate method of adding individual components' output values.
"The tools in our LED lab allow us to test our LEDs and competitor's parts side-by-side under identical conditions in order to make data-based comparisons", said Saffa.
"In addition, we are able to provide end points testing of validation data for reliability testing including full failure analysis".
Optek will provide customers with the comparison data, and also invites them to witness the testing first hand, Saffa continued.
Optek's visible LED laboratory equipment includes a thermal imaging camera to provide data for optimising thermal management designs enhancing the lifespan and light output of power LED assemblies; a scanning electron microscope with a Princeton Gamma Tech X-ray analyser for failure analysis; a luminous flux and wavelength tester to verify colour and hue; and a spectroradiometer system capable of light engines up to 0.2m to measure the radiometric and photometric characteristics of LED assemblies of all shapes.
The spectroradiometer system also includes a goniometer, CIE 127 Publication Condition A and B tube, and a 6in integrating sphere.
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