Rate-equation analysis of output efficiency and modulation rate of photonic-crystal light-emitting diodes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1123-1130

  Fan, Shanhui ^a   Villeneuve, Pierre R ^a   Joannopoulos, J D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

NONRADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; PHOTON REABSORPTION PROCESSES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; RATE EQUATION ANALYSIS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0034290974     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.880652     Document Type: Article

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