Light Emitter with Coating Layers
First Claim
1. A light emitting device comprising:
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a light emitting portion in contact with a first coating layer portion, the first coating layer portion in contact with the first substrate portion, wherein a reflective layer structure is integral to the first coating layer portion; and
a second coating layer portion in contact with the light emitting portion wherein at least one of the first and second coating layer portions has a continuous pattern having a cross section chosen from a group consisting of ribs, cylinders, slots, polygon shaped ribs, triangular shaped ridges, hemispherical shaped mounds, horizontal cylindrical shaped ribs, cylinders, ellipsoids, hemispheres, rectilinear trenches, rectilinear solids, cones, angled cylinders, angled hemispheres, angled ellipsoids, angled rectilinear trenches, angled solids and angled cones and wherein element to element spacing may be uniform or not and wherein at least one of the first and second coating layer portions has an index of refraction greater than about 2 and an optical loss factor less than about 0.2.
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Abstract
An AlInGaN light emitting device having a coating is used to improve the extraction of light from a device. A coating has a very low optical loss and an index of refraction greater than 2, preferably having an index of refraction close to or greater than the index of refraction of GaN. The coating can be made from Ta2O5, Nb2O5, TiO2, or SiC and has can have a thickness between 0.01 and 10 microns. A surface of the coating material may be textured or shaped to increase its surface area and improve light extraction. A coating can be applied directly to one or multiple surfaces of the light emitting device or can be applied onto a contact material and can serve as a passivation or as a protection layer for a device.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. A light emitting device comprising:
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a first substrate portion; a light emitting portion in contact with a first coating layer portion, the first coating layer portion in contact with the first substrate portion, wherein a reflective layer structure is integral to the first coating layer portion; and a second coating layer portion in contact with the light emitting portion wherein at least one of the first and second coating layer portions has a continuous pattern having a cross section chosen from a group consisting of ribs, cylinders, slots, polygon shaped ribs, triangular shaped ridges, hemispherical shaped mounds, horizontal cylindrical shaped ribs, cylinders, ellipsoids, hemispheres, rectilinear trenches, rectilinear solids, cones, angled cylinders, angled hemispheres, angled ellipsoids, angled rectilinear trenches, angled solids and angled cones and wherein element to element spacing may be uniform or not and wherein at least one of the first and second coating layer portions has an index of refraction greater than about 2 and an optical loss factor less than about 0.2. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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7. A light emitting device comprising:
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a first substrate portion; a reflective layer directly and physically in contact with the first substrate portion; a transparent conductive layer in contact with the reflective layer; a light emitting portion comprising at least two layers, wherein the light emitting portion is directly and physically in contact with the transparent conductive layer; and one or more coating layers adjacent the light emitting portion having a pattern having a cross section chosen from a group consisting of ribs, cylinders, slots, polygon shaped ribs, triangular shaped ridges, hemispherical shaped mounds, horizontal cylindrical shaped ribs, cylinders, ellipsoids, hemispheres, rectilinear trenches, rectilinear solids, cones, angled cylinders, angled hemispheres, angled ellipsoids, angled rectilinear trenches, angled solids and angled cones and wherein element to element spacing may be uniform or not wherein at least a first coating layer of the one or more coating layers has an index of refraction greater than 2 and an optical loss factor less than 0.2. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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14. A light emitting device comprising:
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a first substrate portion; a light emitting portion in contact with a first coating layer portion, the first coating layer portion in contact with the first substrate portion wherein a reflective layer structure is integral to the first coating layer portion; and a second coating layer portion in contact with the light emitting portion wherein at least one of the first and second coating layer portions has a continuous pattern having a cross section chosen from a group consisting of ribs, cylinders, slots, polygon shaped ribs, triangular shaped ridges, hemispherical shaped mounds, horizontal cylindrical shaped ribs, cylinders, ellipsoids, hemispheres, rectilinear trenches, rectilinear solids, cones, angled cylinders, angled hemispheres, angled ellipsoids, angled rectilinear trenches, angled solids and angled cones and wherein element to element spacing may be uniform or not and wherein at least one of the first and second coating layer portions has an index of refraction greater than about 2 and an optical loss factor less than about 0.2.
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Specification