Methods, Measurements, and Sensor Technology for Lighting Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Electronic Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editors
Interests: power factor correction topologies; electronic ballasts; LED dimming techniques; power converter modeling; LED modeling; solid-state lighting
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lighting technologies are currently undergoing a profound transformation driven by advances in solid-state lighting, spectral control, intelligent electronics, and high-performance sensor systems. Modern lighting is no longer limited to providing adequate visual conditions; it encompasses human-centric and integrative lighting, spectral tuning for specialized applications, real-time monitoring, and data-driven optimization supported by advanced electronics and sensing architectures.
This Special Issue aims to gather original research and review contributions addressing methods, measurement techniques, sensor systems, and control strategies for state-of-the-art lighting applications. We especially welcome works that bridge electronic engineering, spectral science, and sensor technology, including those focused on melanopic metrics, integrative lighting, and spectral evaluation for relevant standards such as ISO/CIE 8995 or WELL, as well as innovations in power electronics for spectrally tunable light sources.
This Special Issue welcomes submissions including, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Methods and measurement techniques in LED lighting and LED special applications (spectral characterization, advanced spectral indices evaluation, circadian-related metrics, etc.).
- Applied photometry and luminotechnical modeling (optical ray-tracing methods, thermal modeling, integration of optical, spectral and thermal effects, etc.).
- Sensor systems and calibration techniques (computational reconstruction, compensation techniques for low-cost sensors, data fusion, sensor-assisted lighting systems, etc.).
- Optimization strategies for spectral mixing in integrative lighting and special applications (human-centric control, numerical methods, etc.).
- Electronics and control of multi-channel LED luminaires.
Dr. David Gacio
Guest Editor
Dr. Marcin Leśko
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- LED lighting
- color control
- integrative lighting
- spectral sensing
- tunable LED systems
- multispectral sensors
- spectral reconstruction
- photometry
- sensor-assisted control
- calibration
- optimization algorithms
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