Study of photon extraction efficiency in InGaN light-emitting diodes depending on chip structures and chip-mount schemes

Optical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Lee, Song Jae ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Light emitting diode; Monte Carlo analysis; Photon extraction efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES;

CHIP STRUCTURES; CHIP-MOUNT SCHEMES; PHOTON DEFLECTION; PHOTON EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATE;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 33748590310     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2151194     Document Type: Article

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