Comprehensive study on the transmitted and reflected light through the phosphor layer in light-emitting diode packages

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 447-452

  Hu, Run ^a   Zheng, Huai ^a   Hu, Jinyan ^a   Luo, Xiaobing ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Light emitting diodes (LEDs); phosphors; reflection; transmission

Indexed keywords

BLUE LIGHT; KUBELKA-MUNK; LIGHT-EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHOR LAYERS; PHOSPHOR PARTICLES; REFLECTED LIGHT; YELLOW LIGHT;

DIODES; LIGHT EMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORS; REFLECTION; TRANSMISSIONS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84877583401     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2012.2225021     Document Type: Article

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