Bright future of deep-ultraviolet photonics: emerging UVC chip-scale light-source technology platforms, benchmarking, challenges, and outlook for UV disinfection

• Main Authors: Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Demir, Hilmi Volkan
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Photonics and optoelectronics materials; Mercury Lamp; Excimer Lamp
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157580
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated great interest in ultraviolet (UV) disinfection, particularly for air disinfection. Although UV disinfection was discovered close to 90 years ago, only very recently has it reached the consumer market and achieved much acceptance from the public, starting in the 2...