New Strides in LED Technology Could Be a Sign of Things to Come: With constantly improving lumen output capabilities, the little lights show big potential for neon lighting applications

摘要

Having already established a strong presence in exit sign and traffic signal applications, light emitting diodes (LEDs) are starting to enter illumination markets once considered out of reach for such a physically small technology. And now that they're making their way into cove lighting, wall washing, architectural/ landscape illumination, and even entertainment lighting, it could be just a matter of time before LEDs begin to offer lighting designers a viable alternative in most neon lighting applications. Although these little lights that were once useless for anything other than indicator applications still lack the power necessary for full sign illumination, lighting designers may discover they're becoming more versatile all the time. Of course, the success of such a transition will depend on how well LEDs can mimic neon's shape-shifting and lumen output capabilities for signage applications, which will in turn depend on the similarities between the two technologies' physical properties.