POWER AND EFFICIENCY LIMITS IN SINGLE-MIRROR LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODES WITH ENHANCED INTENSITY

被引:14
作者
HUNT, NEJ
SCHUBERT, EF
SIVCO, DL
CHO, AY
ZYDZIK, GJ
机构
[1] AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
关键词
LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19921392
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The principle of enhanced emission intensity in a single-mirror light emitting diode (LED) is demonstrated by placing an InGaAs multiquantum-well active region in the antinode of the optical mode created by a nearby metallic mirror, thus enhancing emission along the optical axis by up to four times. Multiple-well LED structures exhibit enhanced efficiencies similar to that of a perfect isotropic emitter. The emission intensity of single-well LEDs is limited by band filling.
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页码:2169 / 2171
页数:3
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