Significant enhancement of light extraction from light emitting diodes with reverse-tapered microholes

Journal of Light and Visual Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-128

  Kaneko, Toshimitsu ^a   Horino, Kazuhiko ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Ito, Hiroaki ^a   Kuramata, Akito ^a  

^a Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA   (Japan)

Author keywords

GaN; LED; Light extraction; Reverse tapered micro holes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL (ELECTRONIC) PROPERTIES; GAN; INGAN/GAN; LED; LIGHT EMITTING; LIGHT EXTRACTION; REVERSE-TAPERED MICRO HOLES;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EXTRACTION; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT SOURCES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

LIGHT;

EID: 58549103754     PISSN: 03878805     EISSN: 13498398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2150/jlve.32.124     Document Type: Article

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