Wavelength-stable rare earth-free green light-emitting diodes for energy efficiency

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 104, 2011, Pages A962-A971

  Wetzel, Christian ^a   Detchprohm, Theeradetch ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHTING; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; RARE EARTHS;

BACKLIGHT UNITS; COLOR SHIFTS; DRIVE CURRENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; FLUORESCENT TUBES; GAN SUBSTRATE; GROWTH ORIENTATIONS; HOMOEPITAXIAL; M-PLANE; NON-POLAR; SOLID STATE LIGHTING; TELEVISION MONITORS; WHITE LED;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 79959899004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.00A962     Document Type: Article

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