High-efficiency 1-mm2 AlGaInP LEDs sandwiched by ITO omni-directional reflector and current-spreading layer

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 492-494

  Hsu, Shun Cheng ^a   Wuu, Dong Sing ^a   Lee, Chong Yi ^b   Su, Juh Yuh ^c   Horng, Ray Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Epitech Technology Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AlGaInP; Current spreading layer; Light emitting diode (LED); Omni directional reflector (ODR)

Indexed keywords

HEAT SINKS; MIRRORS; PHOTOCURRENTS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES;

CURRENT SPREADING LAYER; LOW-REFRACTIVE INDEX; OMNI-DIRECTIONAL REFLECTOR (ODR);

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 34047207363     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.893820     Document Type: Article

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