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2010-09-23
Enhancement of Blue Light Emission Using Surface Plasmons Coupling with Quantum Wells
By
Jia Zhao,

    Dr. Jia Zhao

    School of Information Science and Enginee

    Shandong University

    China

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Kang Li,

    Dr. Kang Li

    Shandong University

    China

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Fanmin Kong,

    Dr. Fanmin Kong

    CETA

    Shandong University

    China

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Du Liu-Ge

    Dr. Du Liu-Ge

    School of Information Science and Engineering

    Shandong University

    China

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 108, 293-306, 2010
doi:10.2528/PIER10072906
Abstract
3-dimension finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to simulate the enhanced blue light emission of gallium nitride light emitting diode (GaN-LED) using the surface-plasmons (SPs) coupling with the quantum wells. The numerical simulation results demonstrate that when the silver film is coated on GaN-LED, the excited SPs play a key role in the enhanced blue light emission, and the enhancement depends on the geometries of GaN-LED and silver film. An enhancement factor is given to describe the enhancement effect of light emission. By changing the structure parameters of GaN-LED and silver film, the enhanced peak of the light emission in the visible region can be controlled. Under the optimal parameters, about 17 times enhancement at 460 nm can be obtained, and the enhancement effect is evidently demonstrated by the SPs field distribution.
Citation
Jia Zhao, Kang Li, Fanmin Kong, and Du Liu-Ge, "Enhancement of Blue Light Emission Using Surface Plasmons Coupling with Quantum Wells," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 108, 293-306, 2010.
doi:10.2528/PIER10072906
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