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LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES
SECOND EDITION
Revised and fully updated, the Second Edition of this textbook offers prehensive
explanation of the technology and physics of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) such as infrared,
visible-spectrum, ultraviolet, and white LEDs made from III–V semiconductors. The
elementary properties of LEDs such as electrical and optical characteristics are reviewed,
followed by the analysis of advanced device structures.
With nine additional chapters, the treatment of LEDs has been vastly expanded, including
new material on device packaging, reflectors, UV LEDs, III–V nitride materials, solid-state
sources for illumination applications, and junction temperature. Radiative and non-radiative
bination dynamics, methods for improving light extraction, high-efficiency and high-
power device designs, white-light emitters with wavelength-converting phosphor materials,
optical reflectors, and spontaneous bination in resonant-cavity structures, are dis-
cussed in detail. Fields related to solid-state lighting such as human vision, photometry,
colorimetry, and color rendering are covered beyond the introductory level provided in the
first edition. The applications of infrared and visible-spectrum LEDs in silica fiber, plas-
tic fiber, and free-munication are also discussed. Semiconductor material data,
device design data, and analytic formulae governing LED operation are provided.
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.
Additional resources for this title are available online at /
9780521865388.
E. Fred Schubert received his . degree with Honors in Electrical Engineering
from University of Stuttgart in 1986 and is currently a Wellfleet Senior Constellation Pro-
fessor of the Future Chips Constellation at Rensselaer Polyte