Light emitting diode electronics

J. Heinen, Preparation and properties of monolithically integrated lenses on InGaAsP/InP light-emitting diodes. Electron. Lett. 18(19), 831-832 (1982)... 

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a forward-biasedp—n junction in which the appHed bias enables the recombination of electrons and holes at the junction, resulting in the emission of photons. This type of light emission resulting from the injection of charged carriers is referred to as electroluminescence. A direct band gap semiconductor is optimal for efficient light emission and thus the majority of the compound semiconductors are potential candidates for efficient LEDs. 

Finally, an electric current can produce injection luminescence from the recombination of electrons and holes in the contact 2one between differendy doped semiconductor regions. This is used in light-emitting diodes (LED, usually ted), in electronic displays, and in semiconductor lasers. 

They may be classified by their structure, as coin, cylindrical and pin types. Table 5, 6, 7 respectively show their specifications. Applications of Li -(CF)n batteries as power sources are spreading from professional and business uses, such as in wireless transmitters and integrated circuit (IC) memory preservation, to consumer uses in electronic watches, cameras, calculators, and the like. Pin-type batteries are used for illumination-type fishing floats with a light-emitting diode. Coin-type batteries, which have a stable packing insulation, separator, and electrolyte for high... 

Optoelectronic components produced by CVD include semiconductor lasers, light-emitting diodes (LED), photodetectors, photovoltaic cells, imaging tubes, laser diodes, optical waveguides, Impact diodes, Gunn diodes, mixer diodes, varactors, photocathodes, and HEMT (high electron mobility transistor). Major applications are listed in Table 15.1.El... 

One application of modem solid-state electronic devices is semiconductor materials that convert electrical energy into light. These light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are used for visual displays and solid-state lasers. Many indicator lights are LEDs, and diode lasers read compact discs in a CD player. The field of diode lasers is expanding particularly rapidly, driven by such applications as fiber optic telephone transmission. 

The heart of a light-emitting diode is a junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-tyqje semiconductor. The different semiconductor types have different electron populations in their bands. The lower-energy band of a p semiconductor is deficient in electrons, while the upper-energy band of an n semiconductor has a small population of electrons. The band structure in the junction region is shown schematically in the figure below. 

---