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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 6, 806(2020)

Analysis of TM/TE mode enhancement and droop reduction by a nanoporous n-AlGaN underlayer in a 290 nm UV-LED Editors' Pick

Yufeng Li1, Chenyu Wang1, Ye Zhang1,2, Peng Hu1, Shengnan Zhang2, Mengqi Du2, Xilin Su2, Qiang Li2, and Feng Yun1,2、*
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  • 1Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics & Information Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
  • 2Solid-State Lighting Engineering Research Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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    Yufeng Li, Chenyu Wang, Ye Zhang, Peng Hu, Shengnan Zhang, Mengqi Du, Xilin Su, Qiang Li, Feng Yun. Analysis of TM/TE mode enhancement and droop reduction by a nanoporous n-AlGaN underlayer in a 290 nm UV-LED[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(6): 806

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    Category: Optical and Photonic Materials

    Received: Jan. 13, 2020

    Accepted: Mar. 18, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 30, 2020

    The Author Email: Feng Yun (fyun2010@mail.xjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.387607

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