Sunday, November 2, 2014

What One Needs To Know About OLED Lighting

By Etta Bowen


The use of organic LED lighting is fast gaining popularity as more people get to embrace it. In addition to the fact that it offers exceptional brightness, its energy saving feature also stands out. Such features were only possible with traditional lamps in the past, even though this was at a fraction of the cost of operation. With these lights, one saves costs while also saving the environment, all these without a compromise on quality. OLED lighting is a technology that is set to become part and parcel of every household.

It is fast becoming an integral part of the electronics world that is ever changing. With such improvements in technology, organic lights are increasingly used in consumer products. It is not the same as LED lighting. Rather than a mechanical technique, it makes use of such biological compounds such as those found in plankton or fireflies. Through passing of electricity through such compounds, they get stimulated and emit light the same way it does in the animals.

One needs to understand how the technology works and the way it is used in homesteads. When used in computer and television screens, it saves energy by eliminating any need for the use of back-light. The fact that the lights emit their own light implies that there is no need for use of separate sources. With the different levels of electricity frequency, the same particle can emit light in any color spectrum with varying intensities. As a result, quality of images is improved even at high definitions. The operation cost for every unit is decreased.

Besides the saving of costs, the environment is protected as well. The organic polymers in use can be recycled and made use of again in new equipment after the old ones become obsolete or broken. This in essence means there will be less money and resources spent in their manufacture and thus less toll on the environment.

The lights can be designed and manufactured in very small sheets. This will make it easier to roll them up or fold them for storage purposes or to be carried around. They are able to be unfolded and used at any time. This means that an individual can have a nightlight at the shower curtain or even ambient squared lights on the walls. There are limitless applications of the lights.

Despite the many positive features of OLED lights, the cost of producing them remains a challenge and has prevented them from being produced in large numbers. Besides, people have a problem with their operating lifetime that is felt to be too short. If such shortcomings were to be addressed, it will be possible for more households to use them.

Therefore despite the fact that light quality of OLEDs remains among the best, there is the challenge of optimizing efficiency and their lifetime. The use of these lights was at first met with doubts, with recent accomplishments being more impressive. They are sleek and have vibrant lights.

The TVs made from this technology are known to be energy savers. Because of the organic layers, there is no need for using glass, which makes it brighter than the other competitors. The TVs are also ultra-thin, light and flexible. The viewing range is also wider because they produce their own light.




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