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Semiconductor light emitting device and method

US7015054B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 2003
Grant dateMar 21, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H29/142

Abstract

A light-emitting device includes: a semiconductor structure formed on one side of a substrate, the semiconductor structure having a plurality of semiconductor layers and an active region within the layers; and first and second conductive electrodes contacting respectively different semiconductor layers of the structure; the substrate comprising a material having a refractive index n>2.0 and light absorption coefficient α, at the emission wavelength of the active region, of α>3 cm−1. In a preferred embodiment, the substrate material has a refractive index n>2.3, and the light absorption coefficient, α, of the substrate material is α<1 cm−1.

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