Everything about Lighting
Deliberate use of light to achieve practical or aesthetic effects
Lighting or illumination is the deliberate use of light to achieve practical or aesthetic effects. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources like lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight. Daylighting is sometimes used as the main source of light during daytime in buildings. This can save energy in place of using artificial lighting, which represents a major component of energy consumption in buildings. Proper lighting can enhance task performance, improve the appearance of an area, or have positive psychological effects on occupants. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: LightingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A guide to comprehensive phosphor discovery for solid-state lightingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Course of six lectures on the chemical history of a candleThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: From few to many: illumination cone models for face recognition under variable lighting and poseCited 4,060 times
- Go sideways: Architectural lighting designA closely related topic
- Go sideways: LED lampA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
Noun The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc.
Noun The process of annealing metals.
Verb present participle and gerund of light
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
From few to many: illumination cone models for face recognition under variable lighting and pose
CsPbX 3 Quantum Dots for Lighting and Displays: Room‐Temperature Synthesis, Photoluminescence Superiorities, Underlying Origins and White Light‐Emitting Diodes
Prospects for LED lighting
White Organic Light‐Emitting Devices for Solid‐State Lighting
Enhanced Local Texture Feature Sets for Face Recognition Under Difficult Lighting Conditions
Acquiring linear subspaces for face recognition under variable lighting
Status and Future of High-Power Light-Emitting Diodes for Solid-State Lighting
Color Indices for Weed Identification Under Various Soil, Residue, and Lighting Conditions
🆕 Influential since 2022
A guide to comprehensive phosphor discovery for solid-state lighting
Smart textile lighting/display system with multifunctional fibre devices for large scale smart home and IoT applications
Laser Phosphors for Next-Generation Lighting Applications
Lighting up Micro-/Nanorobots with Fluorescence
A Zero-Thermal-Quenching Blue Phosphor for Sustainable and Human-Centric WLED Lighting
📚 Books worth reading
Course of six lectures on the chemical history of a candleMichael Faraday, Crookes, William Sir · 1861
Natural philosophyJohn Herbert Sangster · 1861
Understanding PhysicsIsaac Asimov · 1966
Light-- science and magicFil Hunter, Steven Biver · 2012
Designing with lightJ. Michael Gillette, Michael J. Gillette · 1978
Lighting Design BasicsMark Karlen, Christina Spangler · 2006
Artificial-light photographyAnsel Adams · 1956
LightingRobert Bean · 2003
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