Numerical study on quantum efficiency enhancement of a light-emitting diode based on surface plasmon coupling with a quantum well

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1339-1341

  Chuang, Wen Hung ^a   Wang, Jyh Yang ^a   Yang, C C ^a   Kiang, Yean Woei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Light emitting diodes; Quantum wells (QWs); Surface waves

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; METALS; NANOLITHOGRAPHY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES; SILVER;

COUPLING PHENOMENON; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE; NUMERICAL STUDIES; QUANTUM WELLS; QUANTUM WELLS (QWS); SURFACE PLASMON COUPLING; SURFACE PLASMONS; SURFACE WAVES;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 49349083016     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.926853     Document Type: Article

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