Fabrication of Circadian Light Meter with Non-Periodic Optical Filters to Evaluate the Non-Visual Effects of Light on Humans

Given that light is known to function as a zeitgeber, having the greatest influence on the human circadian rhythm, it is necessary to assess the effects of light on humans with the goal of maintaining the circadian rhythm. Herein, we fabricated a simple circadian light meter that directly measures the non-visual effects of light using optical filters that mimic the non-visual action spectrum. The fabricated light meter was calibrated and verified through the values obtained from a conventional illuminance spectrophotometer. Furthermore, during 24 h of everyday life, 11 participants wore hats equipped with the developed light meter so that we could investigate the effects of the light environment to which they were exposed to, both indoors and outdoors. For comparison, natural outdoor illumination was also measured with the same light meter. Based on the considerable difference between the light exposure levels during the daytime and nighttime, it is possible that the participant’s melatonin levels would be impacted by the light exposure measured by the light meter. Consequently, based on the light exposure measurements made in this study, the proposed circadian light meter would be a valuable tool for real world circadian lighting studies that require actual light dose to the eyes of the test subjects.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  Applied Sciences

• Publication date

  2021-09-07

• Fields of study

  Materials Science, Engineering, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3390/app11188283
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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