Everything about Light switch
Type of switch in electrical wiring
In electrical wiring, a light switch is a switch most commonly used to operate electric lights, permanently connected equipment, or electrical outlets. Portable lamps such as table lamps may have a light switch mounted on the socket, base, or in-line with the cord. Manually operated on/off switches may be substituted by dimmer switches that allow controlling the brightness of lamps as well as turning them on or off, time-controlled switches, occupancy-sensing switches, and remotely controlled switches and dimmers. Light switches are also found in flashlights, vehicles, and other devices. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Light switchA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A visible light-activated azo-fluorescent switch for imaging-guided and light-controlled release of antimycoticsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Electronic computer projects for Commodore and Atari personal computersThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Light‐Driven Supramolecular Optical SwitchCited 66 times
- Go sideways: Multiway switchingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: SwitchA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Light‐Driven Supramolecular Optical Switch
A Light‐Driven Supramolecular Optical Switch
The light switch in buildings
A new type of light switch
Solid-state subnanosecond light switch
NANOTUBE LIGHT-CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC SWITCH
Quantum light switch
Microwave switch: LAMPS (light-activated microwave photoconductive switch)
🆕 Influential since 2022
A visible light-activated azo-fluorescent switch for imaging-guided and light-controlled release of antimycotics
A rapid aureochrome opto-switch enables diatom acclimation to dynamic light
A single-component, light-assisted uncaging switch for endoproteolytic release
Low-power all-optical switch based on slow light photonic crystal
Integrated photonic MEMS switch for visible light
📚 Books worth reading
Electronic computer projects for Commodore and Atari personal computersSoori Sivakumaran · 1986
Optical interconnects in broadband switching architectures · 1996- 📕The Electric HomeE.S. Lincoln · 1936
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