Design of out-coupling structures with metaldielectric surface relief

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 17230-17236

  Kim, Sun Kyung ^a   Ee, Ho Seok ^a   Song, Kyung Deok ^a   Park, Hong Gyu ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; METALS; SILVER;

ABSORPTION LOSS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; GAN LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; GUIDED MODES; LOW ORDER; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; PLASMONIC; SILVER METAL; SILVER MIRROR; SURFACE RELIEFS;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 84864152637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.017230     Document Type: Article

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