Title :
The RC/sup 2/LED: a novel resonant-cavity LED design using a symmetric resonant cavity in the outcoupling reflector
Author :
Bienstman, Peter ; Baets, Roel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
fDate :
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present the concept of a novel resonant-cavity LED design where a symmetric resonant cavity (RC) is added to the outcoupling reflector. Because of the peculiar characteristics of the resulting mirror, these so-called RC/sup 2/LED´s have a much higher extraction efficiency into a limited NA as compared to conventional RCLED designs.
Keywords :
light emitting diodes; mirrors; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical resonators; reflectivity; RC/sup 2/ resonant-cavity LED design; extraction efficiency; limited NA; outcoupling reflector; resonant-cavity LED design; symmetric resonant cavity; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gallium arsenide; Information technology; Light emitting diodes; Microcavities; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Resonance; Spontaneous emission; Tellurium;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
