• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 6, Issue 5, 457 (2018)
Ronghui Lin1, Sergio Valdes Galan1, Haiding Sun1, Yangrui Hu1, Mohd Sharizal Alias2, Bilal Janjua2, Tien Khee Ng2, Boon S. Ooi2, and Xiaohang Li1、*
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  • 1Advanced Semiconductor Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
  • 2Photonics Laboratory, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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    Ronghui Lin, Sergio Valdes Galan, Haiding Sun, Yangrui Hu, Mohd Sharizal Alias, Bilal Janjua, Tien Khee Ng, Boon S. Ooi, Xiaohang Li. Tapering-induced enhancement of light extraction efficiency of nanowire deep ultraviolet LED by theoretical simulations[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(5): 457 Copy Citation Text show less
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