Patterned light emitting devices
First Claim
1. A light-emitting device, comprising:
- a multi-layer stack of materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region so that, during use of the light-emitting device, light generated by the light-generating region can emerge from the light-emitting device via a surface of the first layer,wherein the surface of the first layer has a dielectric function that varies spatially as a pattern, and at least about 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region that emerges from the light-emitting device emerges via the surface of the light-emitting device; and
wherein the pattern has an ideal lattice constant and a detuning parameter with a value greater than zero.
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Abstract
Light-emitting devices, and related components, systems and methods are disclosed. A light-emitting device can include a multi-layer stack of materials that includes a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region. During use of the light-emitting device, light generated by the light-generating region can emerge from the light-emitting device via a surface of the first layer. The surface of the first layer can have a dielectric function that varies spatially as a pattern and at least about 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region can emerge from the light-emitting device emerges via the surface of the light-emitting device.
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72 Claims
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1. A light-emitting device, comprising:
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a multi-layer stack of materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region so that, during use of the light-emitting device, light generated by the light-generating region can emerge from the light-emitting device via a surface of the first layer, wherein the surface of the first layer has a dielectric function that varies spatially as a pattern, and at least about 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region that emerges from the light-emitting device emerges via the surface of the light-emitting device; and wherein the pattern has an ideal lattice constant and a detuning parameter with a value greater than zero. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29)
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25. A light-emitting device, comprising:
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a multi-layer stack of materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region so that, during use of the light-emitting device, light generated by the light-generating region can emerge from the light-emitting device via a surface of the first layer, wherein the first layer comprises a semiconductor material and the surface of the first layer has a dielectric function that varies spatially as a pattern, and at least about 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region that emerges from the light-emitting device emerges via the surface of the light-emitting device; and wherein the pattern is a nonperiodic pattern comprising a plurality of non-concentric holes, a majority of the non-periodic pattern having order; and wherein the light emerging from the light-emitting device via the surface of the first layer is substantially incoherent. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 65, 66, 67)
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38. A light-emitting device, comprising:
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a multi-layer stack of materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region so that, during use of the light-emitting device, light generated by the light-generating region can emerge from the light-emitting device via a surface of the first layer, and wherein the first layer comprises a semiconductor material and the surface of the first layer has a dielectric function that varies spatially according to a nonperiodic pattern, and at least about 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region that emerges from the light-emitting device emerges via the surface of the light-emitting device, the nonperiodic pattern comprising holes being devoid of material within a perimeter defined by the first layer, a majority of the non-periodic pattern having order. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 68, 69, 70)
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47. A light-emitting device, comprising:
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a multi-layer stack of materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region so that, during use of the light-emitting device, light generated by the light-generating region can emerge from the light-emitting device via a surface of the first layer, and wherein the first layer comprises a semiconductor material and the surface of the first layer has a dielectric function that varies spatially according to a nonperiodic pattern, and at least about 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region that emerges from the light-emitting device emerges via the surface of the light-emitting device, the nonperiodic pattern comprising a plurality of non-concentric holes; and wherein the pattern is configured so that light emerging from the light-emitting device via the first surface is more collimated than a lambertian distribution of light. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 71)
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55. A light-emitting device, comprising:
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a multi-layer stack of materials including a light-generating region and a first layer supported by the light-generating region so that, during use of the light-emitting device, light generated by the light-generating region can emerge from the light-emitting device via a surface of the first layer, and wherein the first layer comprises a semiconductor material and the surface of the first layer has a dielectric function that varies spatially according to a nonperiodic pattern, and at least about 45% of a total amount of light generated by the light-generating region that emerges from the light-emitting device emerges via the surface of the light-emitting device, the nonperiodic pattern comprising features, a majority of the features having substantially the same size and a majority of the nearest neighbor distances between features being substantially the same. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 72)
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