3D Modelling of Enhanced Surface Emission using Surface Roughening

Author

Buss, Ian ; Cryan, Martin ; Nash, Geoff ; Haigh, Mary ; Craddock, Ian ; Railton, Chris ; Rarity, John

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Bristol Univ.

Volume

4

fYear

2006

fDate

18-22 June 2006

Firstpage

150

Lastpage

153

Abstract

A 3D FDTD modelling is used to study the effect of surface roughening on the vertical emission of a point source emitting at lambda₀=0.94 mum embedded in GaAs with a mirror behind the dipole. Enhancement of emission is seen at lambda₀=1.95 mum for a rough-surface device with a perfect metal mirror placed 150 nm below the source

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; finite difference time-domain analysis; gallium arsenide; integrated optoelectronics; light emitting diodes; mirrors; surface roughness; 0.94 mum; 1.95 mum; 150 nm; GaAs; enhanced surface emission; finite difference time domain modelling; light-emitting diodes; mirror; perfect metal mirror; point source emission; rough-surface device; surface roughening; three-dimensional modelling; vertical emission; Etching; Finite difference methods; Gallium arsenide; Light emitting diodes; Mirrors; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Time domain analysis; FDTD modelling; light-emitting diodes; surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nottingham

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0235-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0236-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2006.248523

Filename

4013883