Efficient light extraction and beam shaping from flexible, optically integrated organic light-emitting diodes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Melpignano, P ^a   Biondo, V ^a   Sinesi, S ^a   Gale, Michael T ^b   Westenhöfer, Susanne ^b   Murgia, M ^c   Caria, S ^c   Zamboni, R ^c  

^a Centro Ricerche Plast Optica   (Italy)

^b CSEM   (Switzerland)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTING; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROLENSES; PLASTIC FILMS;

LIGHT EXTRACTION; LIGHT ILLUMINATORS; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 33646145068     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2196065     Document Type: Article

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