Polarization-dependent sidewall light diffraction of LEDs surrounded by nanorod arrays

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 1683-1685

  Pan, Kun Mao ^a   Cheng, Yun Wei ^a   Chen, Liang Yi ^a   Huang, Ying Yuan ^a   Ke, Min Yung ^a   Chen, Cheng Pin ^a   Wu, Yuh Renn ^a   Huang, JianJang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diffraction; Light emitting diodes (LEDs); Nanorods; Polarization

Indexed keywords

BRAGG DIFFRACTION; INJECTED CARRIERS; LIGHT DIFFRACTION; LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (LEDS); LOWEST ENERGY STATE; NANO SPHERE LITHOGRAPHY; NANOROD ARRAYS; P-POLARIZED; POLARIZATION BEHAVIOR; POLARIZED RATIO; QUANTUM WELL; S-POLARIZED LIGHT;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFRACTION; DIODES; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NANORODS; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 70350728841     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2031682     Document Type: Article

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