IP Library Granted Patent US 8,389,980
Granted Patent B2
US 8,389,980 · App. 12/866,825 · Granted Mar 5, 2013

Light emitting apparatus

Inventor: Yukari Sumioka (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 8,389,980
App. No.
12/866,825
Granted
Mar 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light emitting apparatus in which light extraction efficiency can be improved without adversely affecting a functional layer of a light emitting device. The light emitting apparatus includes multiple light emitting devices formed on a substrate, each of the multiple light emitting devices at least including: a reflective layer; a first electrode; the functional layer including an emission layer with an emission region; and a second electrode. In which an optical waveguide including a periodic structure is formed between the emission regions and the optical waveguide includes a surface which is opposite to the substrate and is more repellent to a light emitting material liquid for forming the emission layer than the emission region.

Claims (14)

1. A light emitting apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

multiple light emitting devices formed on the substrate, each of the multiple light emitting devices comprising:

a reflective layer;

a first electrode;

a functional layer including an emission layer with an emission region; and

a second electrode; and

an optical waveguide which is formed between the emission regions and comprises a periodic structure,

wherein the optical waveguide has an optical distance in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, which is smaller than twice an optical distance of each of the emission regions in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, and

wherein the optical distance of the optical waveguide in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate is 3/8 times or more to 11/8 times or less a light emission peak wavelength λ of the emission layer.

2. The light emitting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical waveguide comprises a surface which is opposite to the substrate and is more repellent to a light emitting material liquid for forming the emission layer than the emission region.

3. The light emitting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical waveguide has an insulating property.

4. The light emitting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is further formed on the optical waveguide and comprises one of a light transmissive electrode and a metal translucent electrode.

5. The light emitting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the periodic structure contains metal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2010
From: SUMIOKA, YUKARI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-122892 · May 9, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110006313A1 · Jan 13, 2011