The influence of a microlens array on planar organic light-emitting devices

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 368-374

  Wei, Mao Kuo ^a   Su, I Ling ^b   Chen, Yi Jia ^a   Chang, Ming ^b   Lin, Hong Yi ^c   Wu, Tung Chuan ^c  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; MICROLENSES; NUMBER THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EDGE LENGTH; LUMINANCE POWER; MICROLENS ARRAY; POWER EFFICIENCY;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 31344438942     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/2/022     Document Type: Article

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