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Emerging Lighting Systems - A Technology Analysis (Technical Insights)
Frost & Sullivan, Dec 2005
Low Efficiency of Existing Lighting Technologies Fosters the Development of Innovative Lighting Solutions
Confronted with the low efficiency of existing lighting systems, the lighting industry is seeing rapid innovations in the development of advanced, energy-efficient, and environment-friendly solutions. In line with these developments, solid-state lighting offers the promise of high energy savings. The traditional lighting systems, however efficient, cannot match the performance levels of these lighting sources. Nevertheless, while the technology slowly emerges as a viable option for the lighting industry, there is a need for further improvement in terms of light output levels and color quality as well as a reduction in initial costs in order to make a greater impact on the vast lighting market.
This Technical Insights research service reviews advancements in the field of lighting systems and details the emergence of solid-state lighting using light emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). It also covers ongoing R&D in promising areas of light sources and provides information on organizations, companies, universities, research institutions, and government labs involved in these efforts.
LED and OLED Technologies see Massive Advances
LEDs are developing along different paths depending on their applications. The LED industry is focused on the development of more compact LEDS; on the other hand, the industry is also focusing on the development of high-power LEDs with large dimensions. Recent advances have led to LEDs that offer customer-specific colors. By using a converter material in the plastic molding, every conceivable hue can be achieved: be it ice blue, magenta, blue-white, or even warmer tones. However, the most interesting advancement is the development of white-lighting LED, which could have a direct impact on the massive lighting industry, conquering the area of general illumination and posing a threat to traditional light sources such as the incandescent and the fluorescent ones.
On the other hand, customer requirements for innovative lighting that gives better control over the color, shape, and intensity of light continues to drive the demand for OLEDs as light sources, explains the analyst of this research service. OLEDs are widely believed to be key to the next generation of solid-state white lighting, promising substantial advantages over incandescent, fluorescent, and inorganic LED devices.
Value-added Applications Drive the Market for Solid-state Lighting
The high reliability and durability provided by solid-state light sources have opened up key application areas such as decorative, signage and signaling, entertainment, display, as well as automotive lighting. LEDs, being high-brightness point sources, are most likely to dominate in the areas of signage and signaling as well as backlighting for liquid crystal displays (LCDs). OLED devices, due to their numerous benefits including self luminosity and flexibility are being used across a wide range of applications including flat panel display (FPD), cell phones, as well as other electronic applications such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and digital cameras.
Increasing R&D in the lighting industry is expected to make next-generation lighting sources more efficient and reliable, along with enabling them to provide increased design flexibility over conventional light sources, says the analyst. Also, as solid-state lighting sources need to be equipped with luminaries specific to them, this is likely to lead to the formation of a whole new industry for LED luminaries.
Benefits of this Service
Get Valuable Insights into the Impact of Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lighting Systems
Technical Insights defines key markets and applications and reports on technology drivers as well as obstacles in the way of commercial success.
Learn about Technologies Rapidly Making their Way toward the Market
Our research service identifies key lighting technologies in selected sectors that are moving into the commercial space. These technologies are on the brink of commercialization or are already in the market.
Contains a Comprehensive Contact Information Database of Most Universities, National Laboratories, and Companies Working on Lighting Technologies
Our research service identifies key participants in the market that are developing innovative lighting technologies. It also provides readers with a contact information list, should they choose to collaborate with these leading participants or the universities working on groundbreaking research. This list contains information such as the name of the company or university, their Web address, contact numbers, and e-mail addresses, among others.
Learn About Competing Technologies
Find out how the competing technologies that currently exist are doing in the market and how they fare against new and upcoming technologies.
Find Out About Intellectual Property
Learn about intellectual properties that are being patented. This study gives you an overview of where these technologies are heading and a fair indication about their road to commercialization.
Know What Research is Being Conducted and Where
Know what research is being conducted where and how far the technology is from the market. Learn how this research is likely to affect current products and technologies. Also, learn about the key developments in the market segments identified in this research service.
Learn about Technology Benefits and Challenges
Our research services list the technology drivers moving lighting technologies toward commercialization and the challenges that these technologies currently face.
Technologies
The following technologies are covered in this research:
- Light Emitting Diode (LED): A LED is a semiconductor diode that emits light of different wavelengths when electricity is passed through it.
- Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED): OLEDs are thin-film light emitting devices that basically consist of organic layers sandwiched between electrodes. The principle behind OLEDs is electroluminescence and the material emits light in the presence of an electric current.
- Solid-state Lighting: Solid-state lighting is a new lighting technology that used LEDs or OLEDs for illumination.
What's Included
- Current and future trends in the lighting industry
- Synopsis of recent developments in the field of lighting systems
- Details of emerging next generation solid state and other lighting technologies and their applications
- Analysis of technological trends that could affect market size and growth
- A summary of key patents giving insight into notable activity and important participants
- Reports on technology drivers as well as obstacles in the way of the technologies commercial success
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