Title :
Surface plasmon mediated emission from resonant-cavity LEDs
Author :
Porta, P.A. ; Summers, H.D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff
Abstract :
We describe a new method to extract light trapped inside a resonant-cavity LED using surface plasmon modes. The light extraction is obtained by depositing a thin layer of Gold with a subsequent overcoating with a polymer material.
Keywords :
gold; light emitting diodes; microcavity lasers; polymers; radiation pressure; semiconductor lasers; surface plasmons; polymer material overcoating; resonant-cavity LED; surface plasmon mediated emission; trapped light extraction; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gold; Light emitting diodes; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Polymers; Resonance; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628246
