Rod-Shaped Acrylic Optical Guides Suit Many Lighting Applications

Aug. 4, 2003
A new line of special optical-grade acrylic plastic rod-shaped light guides comes in a wide range of lengths, from 1 to 36 in., and diameters from 0.100 to 1.000 in. Available in machined, extruded, or molded versions to meet a variety of...

A new line of special optical-grade acrylic plastic rod-shaped light guides comes in a wide range of lengths, from 1 to 36 in., and diameters from 0.100 to 1.000 in. Available in machined, extruded, or molded versions to meet a variety of applications, these guides feature a low power consumption of 20 to 25 mA and long half-lives of 20,000 to 100,000 hours. They can be used for illumination, backlighting, or accent lighting and are supplied with an LED light source and wiring harness for plug-and-play solutions. Pricing starts at under $1 per 3-in., 0.100-in. diameter rod.

Lumitex Inc.www.lumitex.com; (800) 969-5483

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Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.

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