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Title: 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 Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577
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

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