Enhanced Vertical Extraction Efficiency From a Thin-Film InGaN–GaN Light-Emitting Diode Using a 2-D Photonic Crystal and an Omnidirectional Reflector

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 836-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Lin ◽  
H. H. Yen ◽  
C. F. Lai ◽  
H. W. Huang ◽  
C. H. Chao ◽  
...  
2000 ◽  
Vol 637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexei A. Erchak ◽  
Daniel J. Ripin ◽  
Shanhui Fan ◽  
John D. Joannopoulos ◽  
Erich P. Ippen ◽  
...  

AbstractEnhanced light output is observed from a light-emitting diode (LED) structure containing a two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal. The capture of emitted light into planar waveguide modes reduces the extraction efficiency of LEDs. Here, 2D photonic crystals are utilized to: 1) enhance the extraction of light in the vertical direction from an LED and 2) enhance optical pumping by directly coupling light from a pump laser into the LED structure. Spatially and spectrally-resolved photoluminescence (PL) is used to characterize the enhancements. A 100-fold enhancement in extraction for a single wavelength into the vertical direction is obtained without the photonic crystal penetrating the active material.


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