Modification of light sources for appropriate biological action

The impact of the non-visual action of light on the design of novel light sources is discussed. Therefore possible modifications of lamps dealing with spectral tailoring and their action on melatonin suppression in usual life situations are investigated. The results of melatonin suppression by plasm...

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Published inJournal of physics. D, Applied physics Vol. 43; no. 23; p. 234007
Main Authors Kozakov, R, Schöpp, H, Franke, St, Stoll, C, Kunz, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 16.06.2010
Subjects
Biological
Dealing
Lamps
Light levels
Light sources
Melatonin
Plasma (physics)
Spectra
Physical Sciences
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ISSN0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI10.1088/0022-3727/43/23/234007

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Summary:The impact of the non-visual action of light on the design of novel light sources is discussed. Therefore possible modifications of lamps dealing with spectral tailoring and their action on melatonin suppression in usual life situations are investigated. The results of melatonin suppression by plasma lamps are presented. It is shown that even short-time exposure to usual light levels in working areas has an influence on the melatonin onset.
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ISSN:0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/43/23/234007