Spectral Design Method to Simulate Tunable Spectra of Various Light Sources Based on Multi-Channel LEDs

Using a single light source to simulate tunable spectra of various light sources, such as International Commission on Illumination (CIE) standard illuminants, has attracted great interest. This can be realized through the spectral mixing of multi-channel LEDs. However, there is currently a lack of a...

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Main Authors: Zijian Tao, Xiaojie Zhao, Shanshan Li, Qi Dai
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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description Using a single light source to simulate tunable spectra of various light sources, such as International Commission on Illumination (CIE) standard illuminants, has attracted great interest. This can be realized through the spectral mixing of multi-channel LEDs. However, there is currently a lack of a general and comprehensive spectral-mixing method that can effectively achieve the target spectra with a minimized number of LED channels. In this work, we propose such a method. It begins by determining the desired wavelength range according to an eye-sensitivity threshold based on the V(λ) function. Subsequently, a strategy for LED component selection is introduced. Lastly, detailed spectral mixing strategies are presented: (i) when using a large number of LED channels, spectral mixing optimization for direct spectral-shape matching ensures favorable outcomes; while (ii) with a limited number of LED channels, solely relying on the effort of matching the spectral shape may lead to a significant deviation in correlated color temperature (CCT). To solve this problem, an additional step of color mixing is applied. Our proposed method demonstrates significant improvements over prior methods in terms of spectral and CCT matching quality, as well as using a reduced number of LED channels.
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spelling doaj-art-9d152a3f9d5148e6a990267dbf185a9c2025-01-24T00:00:09ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552024-01-011621910.1109/JPHOT.2024.336861410443487Spectral Design Method to Simulate Tunable Spectra of Various Light Sources Based on Multi-Channel LEDsZijian Tao0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8008-3805Xiaojie Zhao1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1178-9425Shanshan Li2https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5643-3457Qi Dai3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8549-7225Institute of Future Lighting, Academy for Engineering & Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute of Future Lighting, Academy for Engineering & Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute of Future Lighting, Academy for Engineering & Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute for Electric Light Sources, Department of Light Sources and Illuminating Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaUsing a single light source to simulate tunable spectra of various light sources, such as International Commission on Illumination (CIE) standard illuminants, has attracted great interest. This can be realized through the spectral mixing of multi-channel LEDs. However, there is currently a lack of a general and comprehensive spectral-mixing method that can effectively achieve the target spectra with a minimized number of LED channels. In this work, we propose such a method. It begins by determining the desired wavelength range according to an eye-sensitivity threshold based on the V(λ) function. Subsequently, a strategy for LED component selection is introduced. Lastly, detailed spectral mixing strategies are presented: (i) when using a large number of LED channels, spectral mixing optimization for direct spectral-shape matching ensures favorable outcomes; while (ii) with a limited number of LED channels, solely relying on the effort of matching the spectral shape may lead to a significant deviation in correlated color temperature (CCT). To solve this problem, an additional step of color mixing is applied. Our proposed method demonstrates significant improvements over prior methods in terms of spectral and CCT matching quality, as well as using a reduced number of LED channels.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10443487/Correlated color temperatureSpectral mixingColor mixingSpectral power distribution
spellingShingle Zijian Tao
Xiaojie Zhao
Shanshan Li
Qi Dai
Spectral Design Method to Simulate Tunable Spectra of Various Light Sources Based on Multi-Channel LEDs
IEEE Photonics Journal
Correlated color temperature
Spectral mixing
Color mixing
Spectral power distribution
title Spectral Design Method to Simulate Tunable Spectra of Various Light Sources Based on Multi-Channel LEDs
title_full Spectral Design Method to Simulate Tunable Spectra of Various Light Sources Based on Multi-Channel LEDs
title_fullStr Spectral Design Method to Simulate Tunable Spectra of Various Light Sources Based on Multi-Channel LEDs
title_full_unstemmed Spectral Design Method to Simulate Tunable Spectra of Various Light Sources Based on Multi-Channel LEDs
title_short Spectral Design Method to Simulate Tunable Spectra of Various Light Sources Based on Multi-Channel LEDs
title_sort spectral design method to simulate tunable spectra of various light sources based on multi channel leds
topic Correlated color temperature
Spectral mixing
Color mixing
Spectral power distribution
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10443487/
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