Light Emitting Diode
Introduction Alight-emitting diode(LED) is asemiconductorlight source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for otherlighting. Introduced as a practical electronic component in 1962,early LEDs emitted low-intensity red light, but modern versions are available across thevisible,ultravioletandinfraredwavelengths, with very high brightness. When a light-emittingdiodeis forwardbiased(switched on),electronsare able torecombinewithelectron holeswithin the device, releasing energy in the form ofphotons. This effect is calledelectroluminescenceand thecolorof the light (corresponding to the energy of the photon) is determined by theenergy gapof […]