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High efficiency incandescent lighting

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1151831
Incandescent lighting structure. The structure includes a thermal emitter that can, but does not have to, include a first photonic crystal on its surface to tailor thermal emission coupled to, in a high-view-factor geometry, a second photonic filter selected to reflect infrared radiation back to the emitter while passing visible light. This structure is highly efficient as compared to standard incandescent light bulbs.
Research Organization:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001299; SC0001299
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Patent Number(s):
8,823,250
Application Number:
13/732,541
OSTI ID:
1151831
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (8)

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Enabling high-temperature nanophotonics for energy applications journal January 2012
Fabrication of two-dimensional tungsten photonic crystals for high-temperature applications
  • Araghchini, M.; Yeng, Y. X.; Jovanovic, N.
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journal November 2011
Strong localization of photons in certain disordered dielectric superlattices journal June 1987
Tailoring photonic metamaterial resonances for thermal radiation journal January 2011
A luminous efficiency function, V *( λ ), for daylight adaptation journal December 2005

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