Monte-Carlo based simulation of surface light emission profiles from AlGaInP light emitting diodes

Access Full Text

Monte-Carlo based simulation of surface light emission profiles from AlGaInP light emitting diodes

For access to this article, please select a purchase option:

Buy article PDF
£12.50
(plus tax if applicable)
Buy Knowledge Pack
10 articles for £75.00
(plus taxes if applicable)

IET members benefit from discounts to all IET publications and free access to E&T Magazine. If you are an IET member, log in to your account and the discounts will automatically be applied.

Learn more about IET membership 

Recommend Title Publication to library

You must fill out fields marked with: *

Librarian details
Name:*
Email:*
Your details
Name:*
Email:*
Department:*
Why are you recommending this title?
Select reason:
 
 
 
 
 
Electronics Letters — Recommend this title to your library

Thank you

Your recommendation has been sent to your librarian.

Light emission profiles from AlGaInP LEDs are compared with those obtained via Monte-Carlo simulation and a lossy transmission line model. Results show good agreement for devices with thin current spreading layers. However, for thicker layers, geometric effects dominate the output profile, resulting in discrepancies between experimental data and the transmission line model. The simulation of emission profiles confirms this discrepancy, caused by light escaping from below the p-contact.

Inspec keywords: aluminium compounds; Monte Carlo methods; indium compounds; III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; transmission line theory; semiconductor device models; light emitting diodes

Other keywords: AlGaInP; Monte-Carlo simulation; surface light emission profiles; lossy transmission line model; light emitting diodes; LED; thin current spreading layers

Subjects: Monte Carlo methods; Light emitting diodes; Semiconductor device modelling, equivalent circuits, design and testing

References

    1. 1)
    2. 2)
      • S.J. Lee . Analysis of light-emitting diodes by Monte Carlo photon simulation. Appl. Opt. , 9 , 1427 - 1437
    3. 3)
      • A. Porch , D.V. Morgan , R.M. Perks , M.O. Jones , P.P. Edwards . Transparent current spreading layers for optoelectronic devices. J. Appl. Phys. , 8 , 4211 - 4218
    4. 4)
    5. 5)
    6. 6)
      • D.V. Morgan , I.M. Al-Ofi , Y.H. Aliyu . Indium tin oxide spreading layers for AlGaInP visible LEDs. Semicond. Sci. Technol. , 62 , 67 - 72
    7. 7)
      • R.M. Fletcher , C.P. Kuo , T.D. Osentowski , K.H. Huang , M.G. Craford . The growth and properties of high performance A1InGap emitters using lattice mismatched GaP window layers. J. Electron. Mater. , 12
    8. 8)
    9. 9)
      • A. Porch , D.V. Morgan , A. Porch , R.M. Perks , D.V. Morgan . (2005) Analysis of current spreading in transparent current spreading layers of finite size 5-7, Compound semiconductor devices and integrated circuits.
http://iet.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/10.1049/el_20060463
Loading

Related content

content/journals/10.1049/el_20060463
pub_keyword,iet_inspecKeyword,pub_concept
6
6
Loading