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130 pages know-how: Handbook of LED and SSL Metrology

Authors: Dr. Günther Leschhorn, Dr. Richard Young

Rapid developments in LEDs over the past decade have created a major growth market with completely new applications. These applications have placed increasingly stringent demands on the optical characterization of LEDs and Solid-State Lighting devices. Specific expertise is needed in order to achieve precise and reproducible results.

This handbook discusses the special characteristics of LEDs and emerging OLEDs. It provides an overview of state-of-the-art measurement equipment and gives recommendations for obtaining accurate measurement results.

»The “Handbook of LED and SSL Metrology” is a truly exciting work in that it crosses the need of a broad set of participants in the LED space. Newcomers to LED lighting can use the book to quickly develop a knowledge base while experienced industry participants will find ongoing value in the book as a constant technical reference on their bookshelf.« ─ Maury Wright, Editor-in-Chief, LEDs Magazine

»In this extensively updated edition of the “Handbook of LED and SSL Metrology”, the authors stay abreast of changes due to the introduction of LEDs. They explain, in a coherent way, all one needs to know about metrology in general as well as the specifics of SSL metrology. In short, it is a book every lighting specialist dealing with measurement should have on his or her bookshelf.« ─ Arno Grabher-Meyer, Editor-in-Chief, LED Professional Magazine

ISBN: 978-3-86460-917-6 (E-Book, 39.99 €)
ISBN: 978-3-86460-643-4 (Paperback, 40 €)
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Glossary

Radiometric and photometric quantities

Radiometric or photometric quantity	Formula	Definition of radiometric quantities
Radiant power [W] Luminous flux [lm]	Φ_e/v = dQ_e/v / dt	Radiant power Φe is defined as the total power dQ_e emitted by a light source per unit time dt.
Radiant intensity [W/sr] Luminous intensity [lm/sr = cd]	I_e/v = dΦ_e/v / dΩ dΩ = dA / r²	Radiant intensity I_e is defined as the radiant power dΦe emitted per unit solid angle dΩ. The unit solid angle dΩ is calculated from the area dA of the surface area of a sphere and the distance r² of this area from the center of the sphere.
Irradiance [W/m²] Illuminance [lm/m² = lux]	E_e/v = dΦ_e/v / dA	Irradiance E_e is a radiometric quantity that does not relate to a light source but to a detector area in the space. Irradiance is calculated from the ratio of the radiant power dΦe and the area of the detector dA.
Radiance [W/sr m²] Luminance [cd/m²]	L_e/v = dΦ_e/v / dA dΩ	Radiance L_e is measured for extended, i.e. not point, light sources and is defined as the radiant power dΦe emitted from an area dA per unit solid angle dΩ.

Note: Subscript "e" relates to "radiometric" and "v" to "photometric"

The V(λ) curve is used in photometry to convolute the radiometric quantity that is a function of the wavelength λ with the sensitivity function of the human eye in the wavelength range from 380 nm to 780 nm. The photometric quantity luminous flux Φ_v is then obtained by integrating radiant power Φ_e(λ) as follows:

The unit of luminous flux Φ_v is the lumen [lm]. Factor K_m = 683 lm/W establishes the relationship between the (physical) radiometric unit watt and the (physiological) photometric unit lumen. All other photometric quantities are also obtained from the integral of their corresponding radiometric quantity weighted with the V(λ) curve.

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