Increased light extraction from GaN Light-emitting diodes by SiN x compound eyes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1118-1121

  Kang, Eun Kyu ^a   Song, Young Min ^a   Jang, Sung Jun ^a   Yeo, Chan Il ^a   Lee, Yong Tak ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

compound eye structures; GaN based LEDs; light extraction efficiency; microlens; subwavelength structure

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND EYE; GAN BASED LED; LIGHT-EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY; MICRO-LENS; SUB-WAVELENGTH STRUCTURES;

GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM NITRIDE; MICROOPTICS; PHOTORESISTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON NITRIDE; SILVER;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84878407629     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2013.2260324     Document Type: Article

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