Analysis of light-emitting diodes by Monte Carlo photon simulation

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1427-1437

  Lee, Song Jae ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEXTURES;

LUMINOUS EFFICIENCY;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0004628692     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.001427     Document Type: Article

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