Use Our Top Tips to Achieve Uniform LED Lighting What are the secrets to create a uniform LCD backlight? It’s all up to the capabilities, technology and expertise of the manufacturer. Before you get started on any uniform LED lighting project, light guide design or custom LED overlay, you should familiarize yourself with some key information. Read on to learn about the five rules to achieve more...
Read MoreExplore the Key Differences Among Light Guides, Light Pipes and Light Diffusers There are many similar phrases and terms used across the fields of backlighting, illumination and light guide design. This can make it difficult to understand product options and their applications. It’s important to clear up any confusion before you begin a project or work with an illumination partner. Let’s look at...
Read MoreHow to Choose a Light Guide Manufacturer Before taking on a new project, it’s important to get a sense of the type of capabilities that a dependable light guide manufacturer should be able to offer. All companies aren’t created equally, particularly when a custom lighting solution is needed. So it’s essential to find the right match. Let’s look at seven of the most important...
Read MoreProduct Design Engineer’s Guide to Customized Light Guide Solutions Developing a high-quality, efficient and effective custom light guide requires quite a bit of skill and knowhow. It’s something that the dozens of in-house engineers at Global Lighting Technologies specialize in. Here, let’s look at some of the key factors that a product design engineer should know about when getting...
Read MoreEnhancing Light Guide Solutions to Meet Complex Project Requirements At first glance, light guides seem fairly basic. They’re made from optically clear polymers such as acrylic (PMMA) or polycarbonate and come in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on your needs. But don’t let the simple design fool you. There’s a lot more optical design and customization that goes into developing the right...
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