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Trends and Opportunities in Photonics Technologies: Solid-State Lighting and Healthcare
NISTIR 7305
Grady S. White
Kris A. Bertness
May 2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. SOLID-STATE LIGHTING (SSL)
A. Current Status
B. White Light Generation
- Blue light source with fluorescing particles
- UV LED with fluorescing particles
- Three Color LEDs/OLEDs
C. Scientific and Technical Barriers
- 1 - 3 year time frame
- 5 - 10 year time frame
- Additional considerations
D. NIST Interaction Opportunities in SSL
1. DOE
- NIST Laboratories
- ATP
2. NEMA
- NIST Laboratories
- ATP
3. Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance
- NIST Laboratories
- ATP
4. OIDA
- NIST Laboratories
- ATP
E. NIST Laboratory Research Opportunities
- Inorganic devices
- Organic specific
III. PHOTONICS IN HEALTHCARE
A. Current Status
- Clinical
- Research and development
a) In vitro
i. Optical microscopy
ii. Spectroscopy
iii. Combinatorial approaches
b) In vivo
i. Imaging
ii. Diagnostics
iii. Treatment
B. Long-term issues
- Implant/biomarker issues
- Imaging/spectroscopy
C. NIST Interaction Opportunities in Photonics in Healthcare
1. Food and Drug Administration
- NIST Laboratories
- ATP
2. National Institutes of Health
- NIST Laboratories
- ATP
3. National Science Foundation
- NIST Laboratories
- ATP
D. NIST Research Opportunities
IV. REFERENCES
V. APPENDIX I: NIST staff sources for this report
VI. APPENDIX II: Non-NIST sources
VII. APPENDIX III: ATP-funded projects
VIII. APPENDIX IV: Benefits accrued to ATP detail
TABLES and FIGURES
Table 1: Sector and CRI estimates of teralumen-hours
lighting demand in 2005
Table 2: Typical efficacies of LEDs/OLEDs in 1999
Table 3: Strengths and weaknesses of current optical techniques
(Healthcare)
Figure 1: Three approaches to generate a solid state white lamp
Figure 2a: Scientific and technical barriers to LEDs
Figure 2b: Scientific and technical barriers to OLEDs
Figure 3: Confocal microscope schematic
Figure 4: Two-photon energy schematic
Figure 5: Higher harmonic generation
Figure 6: Fluorescent resonant energy transfer schematic
Figure 7: Total internal reflections schematic
Figure 8: Flowchart showing sequential, semi-independent relationship
between diagnosis, treatment, and treatment evaluation in current
medical practice
Figure 9: Penetration depth through water and hemoglobin across the visible
wavelength range
Figure 10: Schematic of future use of photonics in medical care
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Date created: May 24, 2006
Last updated:
June 9, 2006
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