Enhancing Both TM- and TE-Polarized Light Extraction Efficiency of AlGaN-Based Deep Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diode via Air Cavity Extractor With Vertical Sidewall

IEEE Photonics Journal

Guoxu Liu¹  Kangkai Tian²  Yonghui Zhang²  Ruilin Meng²  Zi-Hui Zhang²  Wengang Bi²  Ce Sun²  Chong Geng²  Yuxin Zheng² 

[1] Beijing ShineOn Technology Ltd., Beijing, China;Institute of Micro-Nano Photoelectron and Electromagnetic Technology Innovation, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China;

关键词: Light-emitting diodes;    AlGaN;    light extraction efficiency.;   

DOI  :  10.1109/JPHOT.2018.2849747

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this work, we investigate the effect of sidewall angle, height and space of an air cavity extractor (AC-Extractor) on the polarization-dependent light extraction efficiency (LEE) for AlGaN-based deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (DUV LEDs) using three-dimensional finite difference time-domain method. Compared to the reported inclined sidewall metal reflector (SM-Reflector), DUV LED with AC-Extractor shows better light extraction at any height and inclined angle due to different light extraction mechanisms. The light in SM-Reflector DUV LED is extracted mainly through mirror reflection. However, total internal reflection from the sidewall dominants the contribution to LEE for the AC-Extractor with smaller inclined angle such that the space has little impact, while Fresnel scattering is more important for the AC-Extractor with larger inclined angle and that the additional out-light channel as well as the space play a critical role in enhancing the LEE. And the analysis is further developed into a three-escape-cones analytic model theory. In particular, the AC-Extractor with vertical sidewall is more beneficial to enhance the LEE of DUV LED than that with inclined sidewall, which can be rationally explained based on the three-escape-cones analytic model.

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