Enhancing the light extraction efficiency of GaN-based LEDs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6828, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Niu, Pingjuan ^a   Li, Yanling ^a   Li, Xiaoyun ^a   Hongwei, Liu ^a   Tian, Haitao ^a   Gao, Tiecheng ^a   Yang, Guanghua ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GaN; Ight emitting diode; Laser liftoff; Light extraction efficiency; Omnidirectional reflector; Patterned substrate; Photonic crystal; Surface texturing; Transparent electrode

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LASER PULSES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; OMNIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTOR; PATTERNED SUBSTRATES; SURFACE TEXTURING; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 43249094571     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.760227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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