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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 12, 1144(2018)

Fabrication and properties of high quality InGaN-based LEDs with highly reflective nanoporous GaN mirrors

Dezhong Cao^1,2,3, Xiaokun Yang¹, Lüyang Shen¹, Chongchong Zhao¹, Caina Luan¹, Jin Ma¹, and Hongdi Xiao^1、*

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¹School of Microelectronics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

²School of Science, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an 710048, China

³School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Devices

Received: Jun. 11, 2018

Accepted: Oct. 25, 2018

Published Online: Dec. 3, 2018

The Author Email: Hongdi Xiao (hdxiao@sdu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.001144

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