Increased OLED radiative efficiency using a directive Optical antenna

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 17477-17483

  McDaniel, S ^a   Blair, S ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS;

FABRY-PEROT RESONATORS; FDTD SIMULATIONS; GRATING RESONATOR; LATERAL PROPAGATION; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METALLIC ELECTRODES; METALLIC PATCHES; OPTICAL ANTENNAS; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING; RADIATIVE EFFICIENCY; RADIATIVE EMISSIONS;

RESONATORS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; LIGHTING; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 77955619010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.017477     Document Type: Article

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