Optical Cavity Effects in InGaN Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes With Metallic Coating

We implement finite difference method (FDM) to calculate the optical cavity effects in InGaN micro-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with metallic coating. The dispersion relation, mode profile, energy density <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$W$</tex-math></inli...

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Main Authors: Hong Chen, Houqiang Fu, Xuanqi Huang, Zhijian Lu, Xiaodong Zhang, Jossue Montes, Yuji Zhao
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author Hong Chen
Houqiang Fu
Xuanqi Huang
Zhijian Lu
Xiaodong Zhang
Jossue Montes
Yuji Zhao
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Houqiang Fu
Xuanqi Huang
Zhijian Lu
Xiaodong Zhang
Jossue Montes
Yuji Zhao
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description We implement finite difference method (FDM) to calculate the optical cavity effects in InGaN micro-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with metallic coating. The dispersion relation, mode profile, energy density <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$W$</tex-math></inline-formula> of electromagnetic field, cavity quality factor <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$Q$</tex-math></inline-formula>, and effective mode area <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$A_{e\,f\,f}$</tex-math></inline-formula> are theoretically investigated. The results show that although the strongest confinement of the field is achieved by surface plasmon modes at GaN/Ag interface, the energy density <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$W$</tex-math></inline-formula> is small inside the cavity, leading to a high effective mode area. Additionally, the cavity without metallic coating has the highest <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$Q$</tex-math></inline-formula> factors since no metal loss is involved. These results can serve as guidelines for the design and fabrication of high efficiency and high speed LEDs for the applications of solid-state lighting and visible-light communication.
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spelling doaj-art-3857aa85f49b49e6a9219eba715e51d32025-08-20T03:16:04ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552017-01-01931810.1109/JPHOT.2017.26903897896529Optical Cavity Effects in InGaN Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes With Metallic CoatingHong Chen0Houqiang Fu1Xuanqi Huang2Zhijian Lu3Xiaodong Zhang4Jossue Montes5Yuji Zhao6School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USASchool of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USASchool of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USASchool of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USASchool of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USASchool of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USASchool of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USAWe implement finite difference method (FDM) to calculate the optical cavity effects in InGaN micro-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with metallic coating. The dispersion relation, mode profile, energy density <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$W$</tex-math></inline-formula> of electromagnetic field, cavity quality factor <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$Q$</tex-math></inline-formula>, and effective mode area <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$A_{e\,f\,f}$</tex-math></inline-formula> are theoretically investigated. The results show that although the strongest confinement of the field is achieved by surface plasmon modes at GaN/Ag interface, the energy density <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$W$</tex-math></inline-formula> is small inside the cavity, leading to a high effective mode area. Additionally, the cavity without metallic coating has the highest <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$Q$</tex-math></inline-formula> factors since no metal loss is involved. These results can serve as guidelines for the design and fabrication of high efficiency and high speed LEDs for the applications of solid-state lighting and visible-light communication.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7896529/Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)plasmonicswaveguides.
spellingShingle Hong Chen
Houqiang Fu
Xuanqi Huang
Zhijian Lu
Xiaodong Zhang
Jossue Montes
Yuji Zhao
Optical Cavity Effects in InGaN Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes With Metallic Coating
IEEE Photonics Journal
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
plasmonics
waveguides.
title Optical Cavity Effects in InGaN Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes With Metallic Coating
title_full Optical Cavity Effects in InGaN Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes With Metallic Coating
title_fullStr Optical Cavity Effects in InGaN Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes With Metallic Coating
title_full_unstemmed Optical Cavity Effects in InGaN Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes With Metallic Coating
title_short Optical Cavity Effects in InGaN Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes With Metallic Coating
title_sort optical cavity effects in ingan micro light emitting diodes with metallic coating
topic Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
plasmonics
waveguides.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7896529/
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