The International Conference on Solid State Lighting and LED-based Illumination systems brings together researchers and practitioners in Solid State Lighting by presenting recent advances in all areas of SSL from device production through the final implementation and application. Specifically, this conference will cover four different areas: (1) application, system level design and optimization, (2) device level packaging, and testing, (3) reliability, and Standards for LED and (4) Solid State Lighting. The continued development of high-brightness light emitting diodes, LEDs, based on group III-Nitrides has led to revolutionary new approaches for lighting and general illumination, as recognized with the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of efficient blue LEDs. Advancements in LEDs have led to luminous efficiencies exceeding incandescent light bulbs and fluorescent sources. LED die, package, and module technologies have been quickly evolving and improving in the past several years. Sufficient luminous flux, high efficacy, long durability, and potential improvement of light quality of the LEDs has led to rapid implementation of LED-based illuminating systems or Solid-State Lighting (SSL) in many places from accent lighting, electronic indicator / display applications, and more recently general illumination. Not only the SSL brings in the energy saving benefit, the potentials of lighting performance quality, as well as the lighting intelligence or smart lighting has also been demonstrated. 

At this meeting, there will be special session celebrating the recognition of the three pioneers sharing the 2014 Physics Nobel Prize and their contributions to the development of blue LEDs and its importance to Solid State Lighting and the greater scientific community. This session will address achievements of Solid State Lighting researchers over the past two decades, as well as open challenges to exploit the full potential of the group IIII-nitride materials systems and associated device elements for efficient energy lighting utilization. 

The technical challenges in the implementation of SSL may be presented in the areas of lighting system configuration, optical design, thermal management, electronics and controls, reliability, and testing methods. Studies and researches have been carried in both industry and academia. These research results indicate a trend for wider applications of LED-based illuminating systems. The implementation of LEDs, and even lasers, in general lighting applications will require new lighting paradigms. Standardization in the lighting market will be necessary to enable the levels of availability and interoperability that are needed for LEDs to be fully accepted by the public. Both LED package level and LED illuminating system level standards have been established for chromaticity, luminous flux maintenance, and safety in terms of testing and performance. LM-79 and LM-80 are absolute photometry and lifetime measuring methods set by DOE and IES that are currently being used for standardization of all LED fixtures. There is a need for collaboration between engineers and designers to come up with viable packages for LED implementation that show the general public that LED fixtures are viable replacements for conventional lighting methods. 

There have also been rapid advances made in the development of organic and polymeric light emitting diodes, OLEDs, which are now exhibiting illumination-area efficiencies similar to inorganic devices. These OLEDs may play a central role in lighting applications that establish large area illumination compared to point light sources produced by inorganic devices. Solid State Lighting technology is rapidly advancing with very large markets are waiting for new technologies that can deliver more efficient light sources. The use of LEDs and OLEDs in Solid State Lighting is the technology of the future for lighting and general illumination. Participant in the International Solid State Lighting will be able to interact in parallel tracks at the Optics and Photonics Meeting related to SSL design and implementation in the areas of LED illumination and optical design, nanoepitaxial growth, and organic light emitting diodes.