Increase Visible Light from Incandescent Bulbs: Benefits & Challenges

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Increasing the visible light output from incandescent bulbs primarily involves raising their operating temperature to shift the black-body radiation spectrum into the visible range. However, this approach can lead to reduced efficiency and increased heat production. Alternatives like fluorescent lamps generate light without relying on black-body radiation, offering higher visible light output. Despite these options, traditional incandescent bulbs remain popular due to their warm light quality and simplicity. The discussion highlights the trade-offs between light quality and energy efficiency in lighting technology.
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As we know the incandescent bulbs emit mostly heat and very small amount of visible light.Is there any way to increase the proportion of the visible light? If there is why is it not employed?

Can anyone help me to start with it?
 
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The only way to increase the output of an incandescent lamp is to increase the temperature, to move the peak of the black-body spectrum into the visible range.

Or -- you can use a lamp that doesn't use black-body radiation to generate light (like fluorescents, as stewartcs linked).
 
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