Introduction to Flat Panel Displays
by Jiun-Haw Lee, Shin-Tson Wu, David N. Liu

Pub. Date: 02/09/2009

Senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in engineering, physics and chemistry will benefit from the systematic approach used throughout the book, which will help to prepare students for entry into a displayprofession. Display engineers, research scientists and technicians working on the development of flat panel display technology will also find this book an invaluable resource. Comparisons of the strengths and weaknesses of each of the display technologies will help professionals to decide which to use for their applications.

Introduction to Microdisplays
by David Armitage , Shin-Tson Wu , Shin-Tson Wu , Ian Underwood

Pub. Date: 11/10/2006

Introduction to Microdisplays is a thorough and comprehensive reference on this emerging topic. It is essential reading for display technology manufacturers, developers, and system integrators, as well as practising electrical engineers, physicists, chemists and specialists in the display field. Graduate students, researchers, and developers working in optics, material science, and telecommunications will also findthis a valuable resource.

Introduction to Light Emitting Diode Technology and Applications
By Gilbert Held

Pub. Date: December 12, 2008

This book takes readers through a tour of the LRD evolution, commencing with a brief history of the effort to enable the device that generates light through modern organic LEDs. It reviews the fundamentals and principles of light prior to a detailed explanation of how LEDs generate different colors. After forming this basic foundation of knowledge, the book examines the key of LEDs in lighting and communications. It then discusses the latest opportunities and advancements in high brightness (HB) LED technology, solid state lighting, and handheld electronic applications.

Introduction to Solid State Physics
by Charles Kittel, Paul McEuen, Paul McEuen

Pub. Date: November 2004

An introductory text on solid state physics for seniors and beginning graduate students in physical science and engineering, covering topics which include crystal structure and binding, phonons, fermi surfaces and metals, superconductivity, magnetic resonance, and surface and interface physics. Appendices explain numerous calculations and equations. This seventh edition contains treatment of fiber optics and new magnetic materials, and displays the results of scanning tunneling microscopy. Includes b&w illustrations.

Introduction to Solid-State Lighting
by Arturas Zukauskas, Michael S. Shur, Remis Gaska

Pub. Date: April 2002

Describes semiconductor physics, technology, device fabrication, and first mass applications related to a new generation of light-emitting diodes called high brightness LEDs. The authors discuss the basics of injection luminescence, semiconductor materials for fabrication, the difficulty of extracting light from a solid state, and the generation of white light with solid state lamps. The final chapter presents applications in traffic lights, displays, medical phototherapy, and optical measurement. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Nonclassical Light from Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs
by Jungsang Kim, Seema Somani, Yoshihisa Tamamoto

Pub. Date: October 2001

The quantum statistical properties of the light wave generated in a semiconductor laser or a light-emitting diode (LED) has been a field of intense research for more than a decade. This research monograph discusses recent research activities in nonclassical light generation based on semiconductor devices. This volume is composed of four major parts. The first discusses the generation of sub-shot-noise light in macroscopic pn junction light-emitting devices, including semiconductor laser and light-emitting diodes. The second part discusses the application of squeezed light in high-precision measurement, including spectroscopy and interferometry. The third part addresses the Coulomb blockade effect in a mesoscopic pn junction and the generation of single photon states. The last part covers the detection of single photons using a visible light photon counter.

Reliability and Degradation of Semiconductor Lasers and LEDs
by Mitsuo Fukuda, Mitsuo Fukuda (Preface by)

Pub. Date: September 1991

A primer on the reliability of optical semiconductor devices, based on the author's experience in the field of optoelectronic reliability. Reliability of many kinds of semiconductor lasers and LEDs has been greatly improving for about 20 years, since continuous-wave lasing at room temperature was achieved in AlGaAs/GaAs laser. Throughout this period, various degradation mechanisms have been discovered, and reliability improvements have been made. This volume focuses on the basic degradation mechanisms in InGaAsP/InP and AlGaAs/GaAs LEDs and lasers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Brilliant! : Shuji Nakamura and the Revolution in Lighting Technology
by Bob Johnstone

Pub. Date: 04/28/2007

Brilliant! tells the story of Shuji Nakamura, a gifted Japanese engineer who came out of nowhere to stun the world with his announcement that he had created the last piece in the puzzle needed for manufacturing solid-state white lights. The invention of this holy-grail product, which promises to make Edison's light bulb obsolete, had eluded the best minds at the top electronic firms for twenty-five years. Until his startling announcement, Nakamura had not even been on the radar screen of most industry observers.

Light-Emitting Diodes
by E. Fred Fred Schubert

Pub. Date: 05/31/2006

With exercises, solutions, and illustrative examples, this textbook will be of interest to scientists and engineers working on LEDs, and to graduate students in electrical engineering, applied physics, and materials science.

Nitride Semiconductor Blue Lasers and Light Emitting Diodes
by Shuji Nakamura, Shigefusa F. Chichibu (Editor)

Pub. Date: March 2000

Introduces basic physics of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes (LDs) based on gallium nitride and related nitride semiconductors, and outlines their structural, transport, and optical properties and relevant device physics. Discusses problems in nitride semiconductors and quantum well structures such as conductivity control, impurity, band offsets, and microstructural imperfection in crystals. Examines emission mechanisms in nitrides which dominate bright emissions from In GaN quantum wells, and discusses degradation mechanisms of In GaN devices. Nakamura is a senior researcher at a chemical company in Japan. Chichibu teaches applied physics at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Organic Semiconductors in Sensor Applications
by Roisin M. Owens (Editor), George G. Malliaras (Editor), Daniel A. Bernards (Editor)

Pub. Date: 04/28/2008

Organic semiconductors offer unique characteristics such as tunability of electronic properties via chemical synthesis, compatibility with mechanically flexible substrates, low-cost manufacturing, and facile integration with chemical and biological functionalities. These characteristics have prompted the application of organic semiconductors and their devices in physical, chemical, and biological sensors. This book covers this rapidly emerging field by discussing both optical and electrical sensor concepts. Novel transducers based on organic light-emitting diodes and organic thin-film transistors, as well as systems-on-a-chip architectures are presented. Functionalization techniques to enhance specificity are outlined, and models for the sensor response are described.

Highly Efficient OLEDs with Phosphorescent Materials
by Hartmut Yersin (Editor)

Pub. Date: 12/21/2007

This monograph on organic light emitting diodes, edited by a pioneer, and written by front-line researchers from academia and industry, provides access to the latest findings in this rapidly growing field. More than ten contributions cover all areas -- from theory and basic principles, to different emitter materials and applications in production.

Self-Doped Conducting Polymers
by Bhavana A. Deore , Michael S. Freund

Pub. Date: 04/20/2007

The purpose of this book is to cover the rapidly developing area of self-doped conducting polymers, with the goal of describing the wide range of approaches that have been developed to synthesize, characterize and utilize them. The intent is to provide an up-to-date, detailed overview of developments in the field and in turn provide researchers and students from many disciplines with a useful reference book. Aimedat sectors where conducting polymers are used.

Organic Molecular Solids
by Hans Christoph Wolf, Hans Christoph Wolf, Markus Schwoerer

Pub. Date: 03/05/2007

Organic Molecular Solids has been written for graduate students and researchers, but will also be an interesting and valuable information source for all physicists, physical chemists and chemists wishing to learn more about the fascinating variety of organic solids. This is an introduction to the fundamentals of this topic, featuring detailed references, reading lists and problems.

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
by Li Zhigang , Hong Meng (Editor)

Pub. Date: 04/15/2006

Incorporating the latest research on hundreds of light-emitting organic materials, Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices reflects the current understanding of molecular design in the field and reveals the most stable and efficient electroluminescent materials as well as the vast potential for future applications.

Organic Light-Emitting Diodes : Principles, Characteristics, and Processes (Optical Engineering, Vol. 91)
by Jan Kalinowski , Kalinowski Kalinowski

Pub. Date: November 2004

This work outlines problems underlying the function of organic LEDs which use biomolecular charge recombination. Kalinowski (Technical University of Gdansk, Poland) describes the most recent developments in organic electroluminescence and their application to light emitting diodes, and illustrates physical principles of organic LEDs and their electrical and optical characteristics with a range of practical examples. Chapters cover generation of excited states by charge recombination, types and decay pathways of excited states, spatial distribution of excited states, and electrical and optical characteristics of organic LEDs. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Organic Light Emitting Devices: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
by Klaus Mullen (Editor), Ullrich Scherf (Editor)

Pub. Date: March 2006

This high-class book reflects a decade of intense research, culminating in excellent successes over the last few years. The contributions from both academia as well as the industry leaders combine the fundamentals and latest research results with application know-how and examples of functioning displays.
As a result, all the four important aspects of OLEDs are covered:
- syntheses of the organic materials
- physical theory of electroluminescence and device efficiency
- device conception and construction
- characterization of both materials and devices.
The whole is naturally rounded off with a look at what the future holds in store.

Organic Electroluminescence (Optical Engineering Series)
by Zakya Kafafi , Brian J. Thompson (Editor), Hideyuki Murata (Editor)

Pub. Date: April 2005

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology has proven popular in commercial applications, especially when low-voltage and inexpensive displays are needed. This collection of 11 articles describes ongoing research on electroluminescence in small molecules, emission mechanics in OLEDs, physical properties in OLEDs in space charge-limited conduction situations, amorphous molecular materials for carrier injection and support, the chemistry of electroluminescent conjugated polymers, organic electrophosphoresence, patterning of OLED device materials, display pixel electronics, past, present and future devices for OLEDs, organic electroluminescent devices for solid state lighting and new directions in photoexcited lasers. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Luminescent Materials and Applications
by Adrian Kitai (Editor)

Pub. Date: 05/23/2008

The book is aimed at postgraduate students (physicists, electrical engineers, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and engineers) and researchers in industry, for example, at lighting and display companies and academia involved in studying conduction in solids and electronic materials. It will also provide an excellent starting point for all scientists interested in luminescent materials. Finally it is hoped that this book will not only educate, but also stimulate further progress in this rapidly evolving field.

Wide Bandgap Light Emitting Materials And Devices
by Gertrude F. Neumark (Editor), Hongxing Jiang (Editor), Igor L. Kuskovsky (Editor)

Pub. Date: 10/19/2007

Wide bandgap light emitters include laser diodes and light-emitting diodes (LED), the most modern diodes widely used in current technologies as microelectronics and optoelectronics. Rapid advances have been made during the last few years, with the result that more research is devoted to applications in line with the expanding market for optoelectronics.
This volume deals with recent research results on wide bandgap light emitting materials, introducing new concepts for devices based on these materials. The editors, scientists with the best reputations, have invited authors from different institutions who are acknowledged researchers in the field as well as being involved in industrial applications. They represent several lines of research: III-nitride compounds, ZnO and ZnSe, the most promising materials for device applications.

Polarization Effects in Semiconductors
by Colin Wood (Editor), Debdeep Jena (Editor)

Pub. Date: 04/28/2007

Polarization Effects in Semiconductors: From Ab Initio Theory to Device Applications presents the latest understanding of the solid state physics, electronic implications and practical applications of the unique spontaneous or pyro-electric polarization charge of wurtzite compound semiconductors, and associated piezo-electric effects in strained thin film heterostructures.  These heterostructures are used in wide band gap semiconductor based sensors, in addition to various electronic and opto-electronic semiconductor devices.

Quantum Dots
by Bruce A. Joyce (Editor), Dimitri D. Vvedensky (Editor), Pantelis C. Kelires (Editor), Anton G. Naumovets (Editor)

Pub. Date: April 2005

This volume contains papers delivered at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop and provides a broad introduction to all major aspects of quantum dot structures. Such structures have been produced for studies of basic physical phenomena, for device fabrication and, on a more speculative level, have been suggested as components of a solid-state realization of a quantum computer. The book is structured so that the reader is introduced to the methods used to produce and control quantum dots, followed by discussions of their structural, electronic, and optical properties. It concludes with examples of how their optical properties can be used in practical devices, including lasers and light-emitting diodes operating at the commercially important wavelengths of 1.3 'm and 1.55 'm.

Blue Laser Diode : The Complete Story
by Shuji Nakamura , G. Fasol , S. Pearton

Pub. Date: October 2000

Shuji Nakamura's development of a blue semiconductor laser on the basis of GaN opens the way for a host of new applications of semiconductor lasers. The wavelengths can be tuned by controlling the composition. For the first time it is possible to produce lasers with various wavelengths, ranging from red through yellow and green to blue, in one substrate material. This fact, together with their high efficiency, makes GaN-based lasers very useful for a wide spectrum of applications. The second edition of this basic book on GaN-based devices has been updated and significantly extended. It includes a survey of worldwide research on GaN, as well as Nakamura's latest important developments. The reader finds a careful introduction to the physics and properties of GaN. The main part of the book deals with the production and characteristics of GaN LDs and LEDs. To complete the spectrum of applications, GaN power devices are also described.

Power Supplies for LED Driving
by Steve Winder

Pub. Date: 04/04/2008

Powering (driving) these LED's is not always simple. Linear driving is inefficient and generates far too much heat. With a switching supply, the main issues are EMI and efficiency, and of course cost. The problem is to get a design that meets legal requirements and is efficient, while costing the least. This book covers the design trade-offs involved in LED driving applications, from low-power to UB-LEDs and beyond.
* Practical, "hands-on" approach to power supply design for LED drivers;
* Detailed examples of what works and why, throughout the design process;
* Commentary on how the calculated component value compares with the actual value used, including a description of why the choice was made.