Strongly modified angular dependence of emission from OLEDs

Shuyu Zhang; Graham A. Turnbull; Ifor D. W. Samuel

doi:10.1117/12.931576

Strongly modified angular dependence of emission from OLEDs

Shuyu Zhang, Graham A. Turnbull, Ifor D. W. Samuel

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Abstract

The emission pattern of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) is usually close to Lambertian. This paper explores the factors controlling the angular dependence of the emission from OLEDs. In particular it considers the question of how far from Lambertian can the emission of an OLED be? We have examined how wavelength-scale microstructure can modify the pattern of light emission from OLEDs. We demonstrate OLEDs in which emission is strongly directed towards, or away from, the forward direction. We consider the relative importance of scattering of waveguide modes, surface plasmons and microcavity effects in the strongly modified emission patterns which we observe.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XVI
Editors	Franky So, Chihaya Adachi
Place of Publication	Bellingham
Publisher	SPIE
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-0-8194-9193-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931576
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	Conference on Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XVI - San Diego Duration: 12 Aug 2012 → 15 Aug 2012

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Volume	8476
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Conference	Conference on Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XVI
City	San Diego
Period	12/08/12 → 15/08/12

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Strongly modified angular dependence of emission from OLEDs

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