Light extraction efficiency and radiation patterns of III-nitride light-emitting diodes with colloidal microlens arrays with various aspect ratios

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 489-499

  Li, Xiao Hang ^a   Song, Renbo ^a   Ee, Yik Khoon ^a   Kumnorkaew, Pisist ^a   Gilchrist, James F ^a   Tansu, Nelson ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

far field radiation; III Nitrides; light extraction efficiency; light emitting diodes (LEDs); microlens arrays

Indexed keywords

EMISSION PATTERN; FAR-FIELD; FAR-FIELD RADIATION; HIGH-TEMPERATURE TREATMENT; III-NITRIDE; III-NITRIDES; LAYER THICKNESS; LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; MICRO-LENS; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; OUTPUT POWER; QUANTUM WELL; REDEPOSITION;

ASPECT RATIO; DIODES; EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING; LIGHT EMISSION; MICROLENSES; MICROOPTICS; NITRIDES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 79958038567     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2150745     Document Type: Article

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