Optical analysis of down-conversion OLEDs

Benjamin Krummacher; Markus Klein; Norwin von Malm; Albrecht Winnacker

doi:10.1117/12.768948

25 February 2008 Optical analysis of down-conversion OLEDs

Benjamin Krummacher, Markus Klein, Norwin von Malm, Albrecht Winnacker

Proceedings Volume 6910, Light-Emitting Diodes: Research, Manufacturing, and Applications XII; 691007 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.768948
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2008, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Phosphor down-conversion of blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) is one approach to generate white light, which offers the possibility of easy color tuning, a simple device architecture and color stability over lifetime. In this article previous work on down-conversion devices in the field of organic solid state lighting is briefly reviewed. Further, bottom emitting down-conversion OLEDs are studied from an optical point of view. Therefore the physical processes occurring in the down-conversion layer are translated into a model which is implemented in a ray tracing simulation. By comparing its predictions to experimental results the model is confirmed. For the experiments a blue-emitting polymer OLED (PLED) panel optically coupled to a series of down-conversion layers is used. Based on results obtained from ray tracing simulation some of the implications of the model for the performance of down-conversion OLEDs are discussed. In particular it is analysed how the effective reflectance of the underlying blue OLED and the particle size distribution of the phosphor powder embedded in the matrix of the down-conversion layer influence extraction efficiency.

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Benjamin Krummacher, Markus Klein, Norwin von Malm, and Albrecht Winnacker "Optical analysis of down-conversion OLEDs", Proc. SPIE 6910, Light-Emitting Diodes: Research, Manufacturing, and Applications XII, 691007 (25 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.768948

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