Solid-state light-emitting plastic.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)(Light Beam Industries LLC)(Brief article)

Light Beam Industries, LLC, of Eugene, Oregon (USA), reports that it has developed a novel light-generating plastic using its patented technology. The solid-state, light-emitting material, designated LEC (light-emitting converter), is described as a crosslinked polymer that uses fluorescent laser dyes and solid-state light sources in conjunction with optical waveguides to generate multicolored or white light.

Explains Light Beam Industries, the light is generated by wavelength shifting through a photoptic process of absorption and emission in the plastic. Light of shorter wavelengths is absorbed …