High efficient light-emitting diodes with antireflection subwavelength gratings

A two-dimensional subwavelength grating (SWG) has been fabricated on a GaAlAs light-emitting diode (LED). The SWG is patterned by electron beam lithography and etched by fast atom beam with Cl/sub 2/ and SF/sub 6/ gases. The fabricated grating has 200 nm period and the tapered grating shape with aspect ratio of 1.38 to prevent reflection in the spectral region including 850 nm light emission. The emission is increased by 21.6% at the normal emission angle. The total emittance is increased by 60% with the SWG in comparison with that of the flat surface.

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