Title :
LED emission through sub-wavelength apertures
Author :
Harries, M.D. ; Summers, H.D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff
Abstract :
A gold film with a hexagonal array of sub-wavelength apertures has been fabricated onto the emitting surface of a semiconductor light emitting diode. Interaction of the light with surface plasmons produces highly directional emission.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biosensors; gold; light emitting diodes; optical fabrication; optical sensors; surface plasmons; Au; LED emission; bio-sensing; biochemical interactions; directional emission; gold film; hexagonal array; light interaction; semiconductor light emitting diode; sub-wavelength apertures; surface plasmons; Apertures; Gold; Gratings; Light emitting diodes; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Semiconductor films; Surface waves; (230.3670) Light-emitting diodes; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
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.2006.4628340
