Lighting Technology
Solid-state lighting
Why it will succeed, and why it won't be overtaken
Article first published online: 6 MAY 2011
DOI: 10.1002/opph.201190325
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Haitz, R. and Tsao, J. Y. (2011), Solid-state lighting. Optik & Photonik, 6: 26–30. doi: 10.1002/opph.201190325
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Abstract
Solid-state lighting is on the verge of replacing every lamp on earth, from the smallest signal lamp to the largest stadium-scale flood lamp. We review the path that solid-state lighting has taken: from its early years; to the pivotal period around 1999 when it began to be taken seriously; to the challenges it faced as it made continued progress; to the present when its success over traditional lighting is practically certain; and finally to the future in which it may face competition from other technologies.