DocumentCode
2884147
Title
III-V nitride-based LEDs and lasers: Current status and future opportunities
Author
Nakamura, S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mater. Sci., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
10-13 Dec. 2000
Firstpage
9
Lastpage
11
Abstract
Solid-state lighting is based on short wavelength nitride-based light emitting diodes (LEDs) or laser diodes (LDs), that can produce white light. Presently, nitride-based LEDs have efficiencies exceeding those of incandescent light bulbs and most likely, will surpass those of fluorescent lights in the near future. In this talk, the latest performance of nitride-based ultraviolet (UV)/blue/green/amber/white LEDs and violet/blue LDs will be discussed.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; light emitting diodes; light sources; semiconductor lasers; technological forecasting; III-V nitride-based devices; LEDs; semiconductor lasers; ultraviolet light-emitting diodes; white light; Diode lasers; Displays; Energy consumption; Fluorescent lamps; Light emitting diodes; Light sources; Materials reliability; Semiconductor device reliability; Semiconductor materials; Solid state circuits;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electron Devices Meeting, 2000. IEDM '00. Technical Digest. International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6438-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEDM.2000.904247
Filename
904247
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