Strong enhancement of light extraction efficiency in GaInAsP 2-D-arranged microcolumns

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2113-2120

  Baba, Toshihiko ^a   Inoshita, Kyoji ^a   Tanaka, Hiroko ^a,b   Yonekura, Jun ^a,c   Ariga, Maiko ^a   Matsutani, Akihiro ^d   Miyamoto, Tomoyuki ^d   Koyama, Fumio ^d   Iga, Kenichi ^d  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c CANON INC   (Japan)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PLASMA ETCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE;

LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0033311416     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.803001     Document Type: Article

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