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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2003.14.2.122

Study on light extraction efficiency of a side-etched LED  

Noh, Y.K. (Kongju Univ. Electronic Engineering Department)
Kwon, K.Y. (Kongju Univ. Electronic Engineering Department)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.14, no.2, 2003 , pp. 122-129 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the case of a AIGalnP/GaP system rectangular parallelepiped high brightness LED which has side walls etched to be slanted off the vertical direction, we have studied the effects of lossy electrodes and material absorption and etching depth and angle of side walls on its light extraction efficiency. If LEDs have no electrodes, in order to obtain an 80% light extraction efficiency of a TIP (truncated inverted pyramid) LED, the side-etched LEDs should have an etching angle of 22$^{\circ}$~45$^{\circ}$ and an etching depth of 8~17% of a dice height and an absorption coefficient less than 1 $cm^{-1}$ / In case of etching depth of 16~39% of a dice height, we can obtain a 90% light extraction efficiency of a TIP LED. But when LEDs have two electrodes and no absorption loss, in order to obtain an 80% light extraction efficiency of a TIP LEBs, the side-etched LEDs should have an etching angle of 25$^{\circ}$-45$^{\circ}$ and an etching depth of 30~36% of a dice height. In case of etching depth of 57~71% of a dice height, we can obtain a 90% light extraction efficiency of a TIP LED.
Keywords
Light extraction efficiency; LED;
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