Device including transparent layer with profiled surface for improved extraction
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1. A device comprising:
- an at least partially transparent layer having a first side and a second side, wherein radiation enters the at least partially transparent layer through the first side and exits the at least partially transparent layer through the second side, and wherein at least one of the first side or the second side comprises a profiled surface, the profiled surface including;
a set of large roughness components providing a first variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale approximately an order of magnitude larger than a target wavelength of the radiation, wherein the set of large roughness components comprise a series of truncated shapes, wherein a first portion of the series of truncated shapes is inversely truncated and a second portion of the series of truncated shapes is not inversely truncated; and
a set of small roughness components providing a second variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale on the order of the target wavelength of the radiation, wherein the set of small roughness components are superimposed on the set of large roughness components, and wherein the characteristic scale for the set of large roughness components and the characteristic scale for the set of small roughness components are selected to increase a transmission of radiation exiting the at least partially transparent layer by at least 5% as compared to a comparable at least partially transparent layer having a surface without the set of small roughness components.
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Abstract
A profiled surface for improving the propagation of radiation through an interface is provided. The profiled surface includes a set of large roughness components providing a first variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale approximately an order of magnitude larger than a target wavelength of the radiation. The set of large roughness components can include a series of truncated shapes. The profiled surface also includes a set of small roughness components superimposed on the set of large roughness components and providing a second variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale on the order of the target wavelength of the radiation.
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1. A device comprising:
an at least partially transparent layer having a first side and a second side, wherein radiation enters the at least partially transparent layer through the first side and exits the at least partially transparent layer through the second side, and wherein at least one of the first side or the second side comprises a profiled surface, the profiled surface including; a set of large roughness components providing a first variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale approximately an order of magnitude larger than a target wavelength of the radiation, wherein the set of large roughness components comprise a series of truncated shapes, wherein a first portion of the series of truncated shapes is inversely truncated and a second portion of the series of truncated shapes is not inversely truncated; and a set of small roughness components providing a second variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale on the order of the target wavelength of the radiation, wherein the set of small roughness components are superimposed on the set of large roughness components, and wherein the characteristic scale for the set of large roughness components and the characteristic scale for the set of small roughness components are selected to increase a transmission of radiation exiting the at least partially transparent layer by at least 5% as compared to a comparable at least partially transparent layer having a surface without the set of small roughness components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
designing a profiled surface for an at least partially transparent layer of a device, wherein radiation passes through the profiled surface during operation of the device, wherein the profiled surface includes; a set of large roughness components providing a first non-uniform variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale approximately an order of magnitude larger than a target wavelength of the radiation, wherein the set of large roughness components comprise a series of truncated shapes, wherein a first portion of the series of truncated shapes is inversely truncated and a second portion of the series of truncated shapes is not inversely truncated; and a set of small roughness components providing a second non-uniform variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale on the order of the target wavelength of the radiation, wherein the set of small roughness components are superimposed on the set of large roughness components, and wherein the characteristic scale for the set of large roughness components and the characteristic scale for the set of small roughness components are selected to increase a transmission of radiation exiting the at least partially transparent layer by at least 5% as compared to a comparable at least partially transparent layer having a surface without the set of small roughness components. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An emitting device comprising:
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an active region configured to generate radiation having a peak wavelength; and an at least partially transparent layer on a first side of the active region, wherein radiation generated in the active region passes through the at least partially transparent layer, and wherein the at least partially transparent layer includes at least one profiled surface, wherein the at least one profiled surface includes; a set of large roughness components providing a first variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale approximately an order of magnitude larger than a target wavelength of the radiation, wherein the set of large roughness components comprise a series of truncated shapes, wherein a first portion of the series of truncated shapes is inversely truncated and a second portion of the series of truncated shapes is not inversely truncated; and a set of small roughness components providing a second variation of the profiled surface having a characteristic scale on the order of the target wavelength of the radiation, wherein the set of small roughness components are superimposed on the set of large roughness components, and wherein the characteristic scale for the set of large roughness components and the characteristic scale for the set of small roughness components are selected to increase a transmission of radiation exiting the at least partially transparent layer by at least 5% as compared to a comparable at least partially transparent layer having a surface without the set of small roughness components. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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