OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. The “organic” in OLED refers to organic material. Carbon is the basis of all organic matter. Examples of carbon-based substances include sugar, wood and the majority of plastics. The “LED” stands for “Light Emitting Diode” and describes the process of converting electric energy into light. There are two types of OLEDs small molecule OLED and polymer OLED.
Why is OLED the future?
Fast response times, wide viewing angles, great colors, amazing contrast levels and high brightness. The nature of its technology lends itself to extremely thin and lightweight designs along with the ability to use it in a variety of different applications. That’s why this new technology will be used for OLED Screens, OLED Displays and OLED TV’s in the beginning. Philips and Osram are already developing OLED Lamps.
How does OLED work?
A layer of organic material is sandwiched between two conductors (an anode and a cathode), which in turn are sandwiched between a glass top plate (seal) and a glass bottom plate (substrate). When electric Current is applied to the two conductors, a bright, electro-luminescent light is produced directly from the organic material.
Explanation by Kodak:
