There are a number of ways to efficiently and elegantly limit an LED’s brightness, but [Tommy] found that using a light pipe or diffuser can integrate better with a device, especially when the device ...

A LED light pipe is an optical fiber or a solid transparent plastic rod for transmitting light from an LED mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to the user interface. Light pipes transmit up to 80 ...

Powell Electronics is stocking a pair of light pipe design kits from Bivar. Each kit includes a selection of Bivar’s most popular light pipes: Panel Press-Fit kit (right) is has rigid light-pipes up ...

Generating custom light pipe systems is costly, requires long lead times, and large minimum order quantities. The patent-pending Modular Light Pipe System (MLPS) is Bivar’s latest addition to their ...

Researchers continue to push the boundaries of LED design a little further with a new method that could pave the way toward more efficient and versatile LED display and lighting technology. UC Santa ...

Lighting brand Plumen has launched an LED light bulb that offers a more sustainable alternative to its 001 bulb, which was named the Design of the Year by London's Design Museum in 2011. Plumen has ...

BivarOpto, the Optoelectronics division of Bivar Inc, introduced a light pipe designed specifically to operate with board-mounted push-button switches, enabling non-lighted switch models to perform ...