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A PRESENTAION ON LIGHT EMITTING DIODE

BY:- SHASHWAT SWAROOP

ABOUT LED

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for general lighting. Appearing as practical electronic components in 1962. early LEDs emitted low-intensity red light, but modern versions are available across the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelengths, with very high brightness. LEDs convert electrical energy into light energy.

The most important part of a light emitting diode (LED) is the semi-conductor chip located in the center of the bulb as shown at the right.
The chip has two regions separated by a junction.
The junction acts as a barrier to the flow of electrons between the p and the n regions.

HISTORY
Electroluminescence as a phenomenon was discovered in 1907 by the British experimenter H. J. Round of Marconi Labs, using a crystal of silicon carbide and a cat's-whisker detector. Russian Oleg Losev reported creation of the first LED in 1927. In 1961 American experimenters James R. Biard and Gary Pittman, working at Texas Instrument, found that GaAs emitted infrared radiation when electric current was applied. The two were able to establish the priority of their work based on engineering notebooks, and received the first US patent for the LED (although the light emitted was infrared). The first practical visible-spectrum (red) LED was developed in 1962 by Nick Holonyak, Jr., while working at General Electric Company. Holonyak first reported this breakthrough in the journal Applied Physics Letters on the December 1, 1962. Holonyak is seen as the "father of the light-emitting diode

WORKING

The LED consists of a chip of semiconducting material doped with impurities to create a p-n junction. As in other diodes, current flows easily from the p-side, or anode, to the n-side, or cathode, but not in the reverse direction. Charge-carrierselectrons and holesflow into the junction from electrodes with different voltages. When an electron meets a hole, it falls into a lower energy level and releases energy in the form of a photon. The wavelength of the light emitted, and thus its color, depends on the band gap energy of the materials forming the p-n junction. In silicon or germanium diodes, the electrons and holes recombine by a non-radiative transition, which produces no optical emission, because these are indirect band gap materials. The materials used for the LED have a direct band gap with energies corresponding to nearinfrared, visible, or near-ultraviolet light.

TYPES

The main types of LEDs are miniature, high power devices and custom designs such as alphanumeric or multi-color

MINIATURE :These are mostly single-die LEDs used as indicators, and they come in various sizes from 2 mm to 8 mm, through-hole and surface mount packages.
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There are three main categories of miniature single die LEDs:

Low-current: typically rated for 2 mA at around 2 V (approximately 4 mW consumption).

Standard: 20 mA LEDs (ranging from approximately 40 mW to 90 mW) at around: 1.9 to 2.1 V for red, orange and yellow, 3.0 to 3.4 V for green and blue,

2.9 to 4.2 V for violet, pink, purple and white.

Ultra-high-output: 20 mA at approximately 2 V or 45 V, designed for viewing in direct sunlight. 2. Mid-range:Medium-power LEDs are often through-hole-mounted and mostly utilized when an output of just a few lumen is needed. They sometimes have the diode mounted to four leads (two cathode leads, two anode leads) for better heat conduction and carry an integrated lens. An example of this is the Superflux package, from Philips Lumileds. These LEDs are most commonly used in light panels, emergency lighting, and automotive tail-lights.

3. High Power :High-power LEDs (HPLEDs) or high-output LEDs (HO-LEDs) can be driven at currents from hundreds of mA to more than an ampere, compared with the tens of mA for other LEDs. Some can emit over a thousand lumens.Some wellknown HPLEDs in this category are the Nichia 19 series, Lumileds Rebel Led, Osram Opto Semiconductors Golden Dragon, and Cree X-lamp.

>>High-power light-emitting diodes attached to an LED star base

APPLICATIONS

SENSOR APPLCATONS

Medical Instrumentation Bar Code Readers Color & Money Sensors Encoders Optical Switches

Fiber Optic Communication

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MOBLE APPLCATONS

Mobile Phone PDA's Digital Cameras Lap Tops General Backlighting

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SGN APPLCATONS

Full Color Video Monochrome Message Boards Traffic/VMS Transportation - Passenger Information

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AUTOMATVE APPLCATONS

Interior Lighting - Instrument Panels & Switches, Courtesy Lighting

Exterior Lighting - CHMSL, Rear Stop/Turn/Tail

Truck/Bus Lighting - Retrofits, New Turn/Tail/Marker Lights

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SGNAL APPCATONS

Traffic Rail Aviation Tower Lights Runway Lights Emergency/Police Vehicle Lighting

LEDs offer enormous benefits over traditional incandescent lamps including:

Energy savings (up to 85% less power than incandescent) Reduction in maintenance costs Increased visibility in daylight and adverse weather conditions
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ADVANTAGES

Efficiency: LEDs emit more light per watt than incandescent light bulbs. The efficiency of LED lighting fixtures is not affected by shape and size, unlike fluorescent light bulbs or tubes. Color: LEDs can emit light of an intended color without using any color filters as traditional lighting methods need. This is more efficient and can lower initial costs. Size: LEDs can be very small (smaller than 2 mm2) and are easily attached to printed circuit boards. On/Off time: LEDs light up very quickly. A typical red indicator LED will achieve full brightness in under a microsecond. LEDs used in communications devices can have even faster response times. Lifetime: LEDs can have a relatively long useful life. One report estimates 35,000 to 50,000 hours of useful life, though time to complete failure may be longer Shock resistance: LEDs, being solid-state components, are difficult to damage with external shock, unlike fluorescent and incandescent bulbs, which are fragile. 15

DISADVANTAGES

High initial price: LEDs are currently more expensive, price per lumen, on an initial capital cost basis, than most conventional lighting technologies

Temperature dependence: LED performance largely depends on the ambient temperature of the operating environment or "thermal management" properties
Voltage sensitivity: LEDs must be supplied with the voltage above the threshold and a current below the rating. This can involve series resistors or currentregulated power supplies Electrical polarity: Unlike incandescent light bulbs, which illuminate regardless of the electrical polarity, LEDs will only light with correct electrical polarity Blue hazard: There is a concern that blue LEDs and cool-white LEDs are now capable of exceeding safe limits of the so-called blue-light hazard as defined in eye safety specifications

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