Light Sources:
Table of Contents

There are several different types of light sources that produce visible light through various physical processes. Different types of lamps vary in many ways including cost, size, efficiency of light production, quality of light, lifetime of the lamp, and power consumption. This section discusses how each light-producing technology works and what applications they are appropriate for.

Topics available:

• Incandescent lamps
• Halogen lamps
• Fluorescent lamps
• High intensity discharge (HID) lamps
• Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
• Other light sources
• The sun

Sources of information:

• Residential Lighting Patterns Book
  RPI Lighting Research Center
  Troy, New York

• Lighting Atlas
  E-Source, Inc.
  Boulder, CO 80302
  Phone: 303-440-8500
  Fax: 303-440-8502

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