The LED stands for lighting emitting diode. The LED is an electromagnetic light source. In more detail the LED is a semiconductor diode that when is switched on (forward bias), electrons are able to recombine with free holes and energy is transmitted as light. This phenomenon is called electroluminescence and the semi-conductor’s energy gap determines the color of the light.

The 1st LED was invented in 1920 by a Russian radio technician called Oleg Vladimirovich Losev. Losev found that diodes used radio receivers emitted light when current passed through them. LEDs are part of our daily life for quite some time now. Mobile phone screens have been lit up by LEDs as well as the on/off switches of electrical appliances.

If you are interested in understanding how LEDs can be incorporated on your project/property please contact 08450091625 to speak with one of our lighting consultants.

Tags: Add new tag, First LED, LED consultant, LED consultant London, LED definition, LED designer, light emitting diode, lighting consultants reading, lighting designer london, Oleg Vladimirovich Losev

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 at 3:29 pm and is filed under FAQ . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.