• DocumentCode
    499803
  • Title

    Confocal thermoreflectance for spatially resolved surface thermography of transparent LEDs

  • Author

    Summers, Joseph A. ; Hudgings, Janice A.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Dept., Mount Holyoke Coll., South Hadley, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on the use of confocal thermoreflectance for accurate surface temperature measurement of transparent LEDs. Confocal thermoreflectance effectively suppresses light from beneath the LED surface, compared to widefield measurements, for a red GaP LED.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; infrared imaging; light emitting diodes; temperature measurement; thermoreflectance; GaP; confocal thermoreflectance; surface temperature measurement; surface thermography; transparent LED; Charge coupled devices; Light emitting diodes; Microscopy; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Reflectivity; Spatial resolution; Temperature measurement; Thermoreflectance imaging; (110.6820) Thermal imaging; (230.3670) Light-emitting diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225163