Ka. Neyts, SIMULATION OF LIGHT-EMISSION FROM THIN-FILM MICROCAVITIES, Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science,and vision., 15(4), 1998, pp. 962-971
In light-emitting devices based on thin-film technology, light waves t
hat are partially or totally reflected at interfaces between different
materials interfere and influence the angular distribution of the emi
tted light. For an electrical dipole transition, the radiation pattern
is equivalent to that of an electrical dipole antenna. New theoretica
l expressions are provided for the radiation, discriminating for polar
ization, emission angle, absorption, and transmission; and the numeric
al calculation of discrete modes, narrow modes, and evanescent waves n
ear absorbing media is discussed. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.