Comparison of numerical modeling and experiments of InGaN quantum wells light-emitting diodes with SiO2/polystyrene microlens arrays

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6910, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ee, Yik Khoon ^a   Kumnorkaew, Pisist ^a   Tong, Hua ^a   Arif, Ronald A ^a   Gilchrist, James F ^a   Tansu, Nelson ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

InGaN; Light extraction; Light emitting diodes (LEDs); Microlens; Microspheres; Quantum wells

Indexed keywords

III-NITRIDE LEDS; INGAN QUANTUM WELLS; LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; NUMERICAL MODELLING;

CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; DIODES; EXPERIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIGHT EMISSION; NITRIDES; RESEARCH; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 42149131411     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.763973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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