OLEDs for lighting

Herbert Boerner

doi:10.1117/12.667217

26 April 2006 OLEDs for lighting

Herbert Boerner

Proceedings Volume 6192, Organic Optoelectronics and Photonics II; 61920U (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667217
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2006, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

Today, organic light emitting diodes are used in small to medium displays in portable electronic equipment like MP3 players and mobile phones. Their thin form factor, together with good readability due to low angular dependence of the emission makes them attractive for these applications. The rapid progress in the last years has lifted the performance of OLEDs to a level where one can seriously start to consider applications in lighting markets. Whereas it is obvious that first applications will be in less demanding niche markets, clearly the most interesting target is the general illumination market. In this report, first applications requirements will be described, followed by a brief review of state of the art monochrome OLEDs. The main part deals with the various ways in which monochrome devices can be combined into white ones, giving examples of existing solutions. The conclusion is that for the white OLED design, there no clear winner yet. Given the rapid progress in material and device development, one can expect that within a few years white OLEDs will be available which can start to penetrate the general lighting market.

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Herbert Boerner "OLEDs for lighting", Proc. SPIE 6192, Organic Optoelectronics and Photonics II, 61920U (26 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667217

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