Aissam Saouli Agricultural Lighting Parameters In a previous article, the role of LED illumination in green-house environments for growth of crops were discussed. The ability to color blend various LED sources to match the Photosynthetic absorptio... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli Human Centric Lighting This article addresses the advantages and benefits of Human Centric Lighting, which implies that mostly the intensity and color temperature of the light source can be adjusted to benefit human health.... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli Introduction to Gamut Area Index (GAI) Over the past decade, LED technology has experienced significant advancements, and as a result, LED lighting has been increasingly adopted. In order to determine a good luminous environment when emplo... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli Effects of Light-Emitting Diodes on Horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the science, art, technology, and business of plant cultivation. The role of light illumination for plant growth is an important factor that n... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli Not All LED Panels Are Made Equal. Here’s How to Tell the Difference Today I want to talk about LEDs and CRI. You see not all LEDs were created equal. Most of the time when we talk about LEDs we talk brightness and color temperature, and that makes sense as those are e... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli Effects of Lighting on Animal Farms In this article, the effects of artificial lighting on animals grown on farms is discussed. Proper lighting is as important as ventilation, heating, and cooling. In case of animal production facilitie... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli Human Centric Lighting (HCL) and Circadian Parameters Human Centric Lighting (HCL) and Circadian Parameters For hundreds of thousands of years, humans grew up under natural light which varied its intensity and cooler temperature based on the time of day/... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli Investigating the Atmosphere with UAV Technology and the Lighting Passport smart phone spectrometer Investigating the Atmosphere with UAV Technology and the Lighting Passport smartphonespectrometer Recently I’ve been using drones to monitor the atmosphere. We even have a waterproof drone that is cap... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli Introduction and comparison study between UV-LED and UV Mercury Discharge Lamp (UV-MDL) UVC disinfection of Bacteria This technote compares the bacterial disinfection efficacy of UV-LED lamps with that of UV discharge lamps, specifically mercury lamps. UV discharge lamps have been widely used for disinfecting fruit,... Lighting, Spectrometer
Aissam Saouli UVC lamp safety measures UV disinfecting lamps have been a hot topic in the fight against COVID-19. Many hospitals and long-term care facilities have been using UVC disinfecting lamps , including upper-room germicidal UV (GUV... Lighting, Spectrometer