Lasers in the Manufacturing of LEDs
In today’s society, there is a continuous need for devices with lower energy consumption and higher efficiency. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are expected to see a 61 percent rise in worldwide demand in 2010, according to Barry Young of IMS Research, due in large part to the mobile handset. The market for large backlit LED TVs is rapidly expanding, and LEDs also are used in a large number of other applications, from projectors and flashlights to car tail- and headlights and general...
Photonics Spectra, June 2010