• DocumentCode
    2872871
  • Title

    LED emission through sub-wavelength apertures

  • Author

    Harries, M.D. ; Summers, H.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A gold film with a hexagonal array of sub-wavelength apertures has been fabricated onto the emitting surface of a semiconductor light emitting diode. Interaction of the light with surface plasmons produces highly directional emission.
  • Keywords
    biochemistry; biosensors; gold; light emitting diodes; optical fabrication; optical sensors; surface plasmons; Au; LED emission; bio-sensing; biochemical interactions; directional emission; gold film; hexagonal array; light interaction; semiconductor light emitting diode; sub-wavelength apertures; surface plasmons; Apertures; Gold; Gratings; Light emitting diodes; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Semiconductor films; Surface waves; (230.3670) Light-emitting diodes; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628340
  • Filename
    4628340