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Development and application of less‐mercury flat fluorescent lamps for backlights and general lighting
Author(s) -
Koo HorngShow,
Chang ChihHung James,
Cho NamKwon,
Lee JaeHong
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the society for information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-3657
pISSN - 1071-0922
DOI - 10.1889/1.2953483
Subject(s) - backlight , fluorescent lamp , optics , cold cathode , gas discharge lamp , led lamp , fluorescence , materials science , mercury vapor lamp , chromatic scale , mercury (programming language) , optoelectronics , cathode , computer science , physics , electrical engineering , liquid crystal display , engineering , programming language , voltage
— A novel flat discharge fluorescent lamp used as the light source of backlight modules for LCDs and general lighting systems has been researched and developed. This new type of lamp is a less‐mercury flat fluorescent lamp with two‐dimensional emission and superior to conventional one‐dimensional cold‐cathode fluorescent lamps in terms of optics, energy‐savings, production efficiency, reliability, and chromatic performances. Physical characterization of the optics, temperature, mechanical design, thermal shocking, reliability, and corresponding environments have verified that flat fluorescent lamps will be the next‐generation light sources for backlight modules and general lighting systems.