Title :
Efficiency of InGaN LEDs incorporating Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Author :
Wiesmann, Ch. ; Linder, N. ; Schwarz, U.T.
Author_Institution :
OSRAM Optosemiconductors GmbH, Regensburg
Abstract :
We estimated the influence of surface plasmon polaritons on the internal efficiency of LEDs by 3D FDTD calculations. It turns out, that SPP LEDs outperform standard LEDs if non-radiative losses are high.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; finite difference time-domain analysis; gallium compounds; indium compounds; light emitting diodes; polaritons; surface plasmons; 3D FDTD calculations; InGaN LED; internal efficiency; nonradiative losses; surface plasmon polaritons; Dielectrics; Finite difference methods; Gratings; Light emitting diodes; Mirrors; Optical attenuators; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Radiative recombination; Time domain analysis; (230.3670) Light-emitting diodes; (250.5403) Plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
