Rich, Here's some info for you . . .
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/98fr/032499d.txt Read "I - Background". The second paragraph answers the question in more detail than my previous post. John A. Juhasz Product Qualification & Compliance Engr. Fiber Options, Inc. Bohemia, NY 11716 USA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: FDA and LEDs Am I correct in understanding that the FDA regulations (21 CFR Part 1040) do not consider LEDs to be Lasers? A Laser is defined by the FDA to be a device that has emissions of certain wavelengths "primarily by the process of controlled stimulated emission." I understand that an LED does not use this process. I also understand that the FDA, following the lead of IEC825, once considered creating performance standards for LEDs but failed to do so. Is that correct? Richard Woods --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
