Editing Strobe light (section)

===Strobe beacons===
[[File:LED-Blaulicht-VW-T5.jpg|thumb|LED Strobe beacon on emergency vehicle]]
A '''strobe [[beacon]]''' is a flashing electric [[Lamp (electrical component)|lamp]] used in a variety of [[Industry (economics)|industries]] as an [[attention]]-getting device, either to warn of possible [[hazard]]s, or to attract potential [[customer]]s. Strobe beacons are similar to rotating beacons, but are more [[Efficient energy use|energy efficient]], and with no moving parts, are more reliable and less likely to break.

'''Gas strobe beacons''' include [[Xenon flash lamp]] and [[halogen]] varieties. Gas strobe beacons consist of a gas-filled [[Tubing (material)|tube]] surrounded by a [[lens (optics)|lens]]. When [[electricity]] is applied, the tube flashes and is magnified by the lens, and a [[Circle|360 degree]] light is emitted. The intensity of the light depends on the amount of electricity provided.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flashing Strobe Beacon Patent |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US5521595 |website=[[Google Patents]]}} 
</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Halogen Strobe Beacon Patent |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US4626966 |website=[[Google Patents]]}} </ref>

These lenses come in a variant of colors, mainly clear, yellow, amber, red, blue, and green. The lens color can affect the intensity of light.<ref>{{Cite web |title=beacons.pdf |url=http://www.iceweb.com.au/F&g/beacons.pdf |website=iceweb.com.au}} {{Dead link|date=December 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

'''[[Light-emitting diode|LED]] strobe beacons''' consist of a base, a LED or group of LEDs, and a cover. A solid state flash controller is located within the base, which allows the LED beacon to operate in a variety of flash patterns.<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/US20060132323 LED Strobe Beacon Patent]
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Strobe lights are often used for aircraft anti-collision lighting both on aircraft themselves and also on tall stationary objects, such as television and radio towers. Other applications are in [[alarm system]]s, [[emergency vehicle lighting]], [[theatre|theatrical]] [[stage lighting instrument|lighting]] (most notably to simulate [[lightning]]), and as high-visibility aircraft [[Anti-collision light|collision avoidance lights]].  They are still widely used in law enforcement and other emergency vehicles, though they are slowly being replaced by [[LED]] technology in this application, as they themselves largely replaced [[Halogen lamp|halogen]] lighting.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} Strobes are used by [[scuba diver]]s as an emergency signaling device.<ref name=Davies>{{cite journal |author=Davies, D |title=Diver location devices |journal=Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society |volume=28 |issue=3 |date=1998 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5968 |access-date=2009-04-02 |archive-date=2009-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519022556/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/5968 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>