Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLED) Have Many Potential Uses

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are grounded in a self-luminous display technology based on thin organic films as the light emitter. Like conventional inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs), OLEDs require a low drive voltage to produce bright visible light. But unlike discrete LEDs, which have crystalline origins, film-based OLEDs are an area emitter than can easily be patterned to produce flat-panel displays. Because OLEDs are self-luminous, they do not require a backlight as in LCDs. They have very low power requirements and are thin, bright, and efficient. As a result, many see them as the display technology of the future.