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Title: Light Extraction System for OLED (LESO)

Abstract

The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is funding development of Solid-State Lighting (SSL) to replace incandescent and fluorescent technologies. A more aggressive innovation schedule could achieve site electricity consumption reductions from current projections of 40% to 60% by the year 2030 when compared to the no-LED scenario in the United States. These increased reductions would total an increase in savings of 395 TWh of energy. Based on preliminary data showing improvements of 2x in extraction efficiency with diffuser films, we will optimize surface relief structures to maximize the light extraction efficiency of OLED devices and test the optimized structures in prototype samples. To address the DOE desire for rapid SSL acceptance, Luminit, LLC, proposes to develop a new Light Extraction System for OLED (LESO) implemented in an ultraviolet (UV)-curable HRI polymer. The LESO uses optimized surface relief structures in high-index and low-index interfaces, which will significantly increase light extraction from the OLEDs. The LESO will significantly reduce environmental pollution compared to incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL), and LED lamps. It will do so at a low price compared to other technologies, and with extremely high quality lighting (nearly perfect color matching, for example). Through LESO adoption, both CO2more » and other pollutants will be reduced by hundreds of megatons annually.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Luminit, LLC, Torrance, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Luminit, LLC, Torrance, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Contributing Org.:
Luminit LLC
OSTI Identifier:
1483373
Report Number(s):
Final Report
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0017684
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Organic LED; OLED; light extraction; random microstructure; thin film; light shaping diffuser; roll-to-roll; energy conservation

Citation Formats

Russo, Juam M. Light Extraction System for OLED (LESO). United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.2172/1483373.
Russo, Juam M. Light Extraction System for OLED (LESO). United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1483373
Russo, Juam M. 2018. "Light Extraction System for OLED (LESO)". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1483373. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1483373.
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title = {Light Extraction System for OLED (LESO)},
author = {Russo, Juam M.},
abstractNote = {The DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is funding development of Solid-State Lighting (SSL) to replace incandescent and fluorescent technologies. A more aggressive innovation schedule could achieve site electricity consumption reductions from current projections of 40% to 60% by the year 2030 when compared to the no-LED scenario in the United States. These increased reductions would total an increase in savings of 395 TWh of energy. Based on preliminary data showing improvements of 2x in extraction efficiency with diffuser films, we will optimize surface relief structures to maximize the light extraction efficiency of OLED devices and test the optimized structures in prototype samples. To address the DOE desire for rapid SSL acceptance, Luminit, LLC, proposes to develop a new Light Extraction System for OLED (LESO) implemented in an ultraviolet (UV)-curable HRI polymer. The LESO uses optimized surface relief structures in high-index and low-index interfaces, which will significantly increase light extraction from the OLEDs. The LESO will significantly reduce environmental pollution compared to incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL), and LED lamps. It will do so at a low price compared to other technologies, and with extremely high quality lighting (nearly perfect color matching, for example). Through LESO adoption, both CO2 and other pollutants will be reduced by hundreds of megatons annually.},
doi = {10.2172/1483373},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1483373}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}