Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 19, 1900005(2025)

Research Progress on Angular Color Shift of Micro-Light-Emitting Diode

Zhihua Wang1, Kaixin Zhang2、***, Qun Yan1、**, and Jie Sun1,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1National and Local United Engineering Laboratory of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350100, Fujian , China
  • 2Fujian Key Laboratory of Agricultural Information Sensoring Technology, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian , China
  • 3Quantum Device Physics Laboratory, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg41296, Sweden
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Development of Micro-LED
    Partial reflection propagation paths of light in optical microcavity (don't considering refraction phenomenon caused by difference in refractive index)
    Red, green, and blue Micro-LED angular emission distributions at different sizes[39]. (a) Red light; (b) green and blue lights
    Combination of tilted structure and black matrix structure to alleviate color shift[26]. (a) Structure of Micro-LED array; (b) total emission, top emission, and sidewall emission of red, green, and blue Micro-LEDs at different angles; (c) changes in the light intensity enhancement ratio of each color with the variation of the inclination angle at the bottom of Micro-LED; (d) angular emission distributions of different colors at different azimuth angles; (e) angular color shifts of 10 reference colors in the RGB Micro-LED display system when viewing angle is 0°‒80°
    Ag reflective layer structure with patterned conical structure[42]. (a) Structure of blue Micro-LED; (b) variation in angular distribution of luminescence intensity and light extraction efficiency of blue Micro-LED with cone height; (c) angular distribution and parameters of the luminescence intensity of red, green, and blue Micro-LEDs that comply with Lambert's cosine law; (d) angular color shifts of 10 reference colors in the RGB Micro-LED display system when viewing angle is 10°‒90°; (e) angular color shift values of 7 corresponding colors when viewing angle is 10°‒90°
    Improved DBR structures[45]. (a) Schematic diagram of the effect by improved DBR on red Micro-LED; (b) conventional DBR structure, the 1st improved DBR structure, and the 2nd improved DBR structure; (c) changes in EL spectra of different DBR structures under different current densities; (d) color shifts of red Micro-LED with different DBRs
    Improvement principle of RCPEF color purity[51]
    • Table 1. Comparison of methods to alleviate angular color shift

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      Table 1. Comparison of methods to alleviate angular color shift

      Device typeMethodResultRef.
      Micro-LEDCombination of inclined structure and black matrix structureAverage color shift at 80° viewing angle is 0.00526
      Micro-LEDUse different sizes of red, green, and blue Micro-LEDAt viewing angle of 0°‒80°, the color shift decreases from 0.0201 to 0.003039
      Micro-LEDAdd sapphire substrateCompared to no substrate structure, the angular color shift has been reduced by ~73%40
      Micro-LEDPatterned conical Ag reflective layer structureColor shift at 10°‒90° viewing angle is less than 0.0242
      Micro-LEDOptimize DBR structural parametersCompared to red Micro-LED without DBR structure, color shift is reduced by 42%45
      Micro-OLEDOptimize the structural parameters of color filterColor shift at a 30° viewing angle is less than 0.0249
      Micro-LEDBlue light wavelength optimization and color filter comparisonUsing longer wavelength blue light can alleviate color shift50
      Micro-LEDUse RCPEFRed/Green light is purer and alleviates the corresponding color shift51
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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Jan. 13, 2025

    Accepted: Feb. 20, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: Kaixin Zhang (958185645@qq.com), Qun Yan (qunfyan@fzu.edu.cn), Jie Sun (jie.sun@fzu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP250497

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP250497

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