Optical polarization characteristics of light emission from sidewalls of primary-color light-emitting diodes

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Masui, Hisashi ^a   Fellows, Natalie N ^a   Nakamura, Shuji ^a   DenBaars, Steven P ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CORUNDUM; DIES; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION; SILICON CARBIDE; WIND;

ALINGAP; COLOR DISPLAYS; COLOR LIGHT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); POLARIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; POLARIZATION RATIOS; POLARIZED LIGHT; PRIMARY COLORS; SAPPHIRE SUBSTRATES; SIC SUBSTRATES; SIDE EMISSION;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 47749136638     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/23/7/072001     Document Type: Article

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