IP Library Granted Patent US 10,573,790
Granted Patent B2
US 10,573,790 · App. 15/543,881 · Granted Feb 25, 2020

Optoelectronic arrangement having a radiation conversion element and method for producing a radiation conversion element

Inventors: Wolfgang Mönch (Pentling, DE); Britta Göötz (Regensburg, DE); Frank Singer (Regenstauf, DE); Martin Straßburg (Donaustauf, DE); Tilman Schimpke (Regensburg, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
H01L33/502G02F1/13362H01L33/46H01L33/486H01L33/56H01L33/58H01L33/60H01L51/5293H01L33/505H01L2933/005H01L2933/0041H01L2933/0083H01L2933/0091
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Patent No.
US 10,573,790
App. No.
15/543,881
Granted
Feb 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optoelectronic arrangement having a radiation conversion element and a method for producing a radiation conversion element are disclosed. In an embodiment, an optoelectronic arrangement includes a semiconductor chip having an active region configured to generate radiation, a radiation conversion element arranged downstream of the semiconductor chip in an emission direction and a reflective polarization element arranged downstream of the radiation conversion element in the emission direction. The radiation conversion element has a plurality of conversion elements, each of which has an axis of symmetry, the spatial orientation of the axes of symmetry has a preferred direction and a radiation emitted by the radiation conversion element has a preferred polarization. The reflective polarization element largely allows radiation with the preferred polarization to pass through and largely reflects radiation polarized perpendicularly to the preferred polarization.

Claims (31)

1. An optoelectronic arrangement comprising:

a semiconductor chip comprising an active region configured to generate radiation;

a radiation conversion element arranged downstream of the semiconductor chip in an emission direction,

wherein the radiation conversion element comprises a plurality of conversion bodies each having an axis of symmetry,

wherein a spatial orientation of the axes of symmetry comprises a preferred direction, and

wherein a radiation emitted by the conversion bodies comprises a preferred polarization; and

a reflective polarization element arranged downstream of the radiation conversion element in the emission direction,

wherein the reflective polarization element is configured to largely allow the radiation with the preferred polarization to pass, and to largely reflect radiation polarized perpendicular to the preferred polarization,

wherein the radiation conversion element is at least in places directly adjacent to the semiconductor chip; and

wherein the preferred direction of the conversion bodies and the preferred polarization are perpendicular to one another in a plane running perpendicularly to the emission direction.

2. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the conversion bodies contain quantum rods and have a maximum transversal extension perpendicularly to a longitudinal extension axis, and wherein a ratio of a longitudinal extension along the longitudinal extension axis to a maximum transversal extension is between 1.5:1 and 40:1, inclusive.

3. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor chip is at least in places surrounded by a diffusely reflecting reflector.

4. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation conversion element comprises a matrix material, in which the conversion bodies are embedded.

5. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein diffusers are embedded in the matrix material.

6. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective polarization element comprises a plurality of layers having an anisotropic refractive index.

7. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective polarization element has a higher reflectivity for primary radiation emitted by the semiconductor chip than for secondary radiation emitted by the radiation conversion element.

8. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective polarization element is adjacent to the radiation conversion element or spaced from the radiation conversion element by no more than 200 μm.

9. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a main extension plane of the reflective polarization element and a main extension plane of the active region are parallel to one another.

10. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic arrangement is a surface-mounted semiconductor device.

11. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic arrangement is provided for backlighting of a liquid crystal display.

12. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the reflective polarization element comprises a plurality of layers having an anisotropic refractive index, and wherein direct neighboring layers are directly adjacent to one another.

13. An optoelectronic arrangement comprising:

a semiconductor chip comprising an active region configured to generate radiation;

a radiation conversion element arranged downstream of the semiconductor chip in an emission direction,

wherein the radiation conversion element comprises a plurality of conversion bodies each having an axis of symmetry,

wherein a spatial orientation of the axes of symmetry comprises a preferred direction, and

wherein a radiation emitted by the conversion bodies comprises a preferred polarization; and

a reflective polarization element arranged downstream of the radiation conversion element in the emission direction, wherein the reflective polarization element largely allows radiation with the preferred polarization to pass, and largely reflects radiation polarized perpendicular to the preferred polarization,

wherein the optoelectronic arrangement is a surface mounted semiconductor device; and

wherein the preferred direction of the conversion bodies and the preferred polarization are perpendicular to one another in a plane running perpendicularly to the emission direction.

14. The optoelectronic arrangement according to claim 13 , wherein the radiation conversion element is an enclosure of the semiconductor chip, and wherein the reflective polarization element is adjacent to the radiation conversion element or spaced from the radiation conversion element by no more than 200 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 051464/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2017
From: MÖNCH, WOLFGANG; GÖÖTZ, BRITTA; SINGER, FRANK; STRASSBURG, MARTIN; SCHIMPKE, TILMAN
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 043643/0498 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 101 216 · Jan 28, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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