Enhanced out-coupling factor of microcavity organic light-emitting devices with irregular microlens array

We studied microcavity organic light-emitting devices with a microlens system. A microcavity for organic light-emitting devices (OLED) was fabricated by stacks of SiO2 and SiNx layers and a metal cathode together with the microlens array. Electroluminescence of the devices showed that color variation under the viewing angle due to the microcavity is suppressed remarkably by microlens arrays, which makes the use of devices acceptable in many applications. It was also demonstrated that the external out-coupling factor of the devise increases by a factor of similar to 1.8 with wide viewing angles compared to conventional OLEDs. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.