We report solid source molecular beam epitaxy growth of visible, 650-nm ran
ge, resonant cavity light-emitting diodes. Devices operating at red wavelen
gths utilise an (AlxGa1-x)(y)In1-yP active region and AlxGa1-xAs distribute
d Bragg reflectors. Components with an emitting window of 84 mum exhibit a
record high external quantum efficiency of 6.5% and output power of 2 mW. (
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