Title :
The extraction of light through thin metal films via surface plasmons
Author :
Wedge, Stephen ; Sage, Ian ; Barnes, William L.
Author_Institution :
Thin Film Photonics Group, Exeter Univ., UK
Abstract :
Emission of light from within a layered structure is limited to a significant extent by the nonradiative decay of excitons when they lose their energy to SP (surface plasmon) modes associated with the metal/dielectric interfaces in the structure. In this paper we investigate how the photoluminescence (PL) emission from an Alq3 (aluminium tris-8 hydroxoquinaline) film within such a structure varies as the thickness, d, of the top metal contact is varied.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; metallic thin films; optical multilayers; organic compounds; photoluminescence; surface plasmons; PL emission; SP mode; aluminium tris-8 hydroxoquinaline film; layered structure; light emission; light extraction; metal-dielectric interfaces; nonradiative decay; photoluminescence; surface plasmon modes; surface plasmons; thin metal films; Flat panel displays; Frequency; Light scattering; Organic light emitting diodes; Particle scattering; Photoluminescence; Plasmons; Silicon compounds; Substrates; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313750
