Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes including a first light-emitting diode with a non-rectangular shape in a top view, a submount to which each of the plurality of light-emitting diodes is coupled, and a plurality of conductive elements formed between the submount and the plurality of light-emitting diodes to electrically connecting at least a portion of the plurality of light-emitting diodes with each other in series.

Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes including a first light-emitting diode with a non-rectangular shape in a top view, a submount to which each of the plurality of light-emitting diodes is coupled, and a plurality of conductive elements formed between the submount and the plurality of light-emitting diodes to electrically connecting at least a portion of the plurality of light-emitting diodes with each other in series.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes including a first light-emitting diode with a non-rectangular shape in a top view, a submount to which each of the plurality of light-emitting diodes is coupled, and a plurality of conductive elements formed between the submount and the plurality of light-emitting diodes to electrically connecting at least a portion of the plurality of light-emitting diodes with each other in series.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes including a first light-emitting diode with a non-rectangular shape in a top view, a submount to which each of the plurality of light-emitting diodes is coupled, and a plurality of conductive elements formed between the submount and the plurality of light-emitting diodes to electrically connecting at least a portion of the plurality of light-emitting diodes with each other in series.

Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.

Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate having a surface region and an optical blocking region of InAlN material overlying the surface region. A strain control region maintain quantum wells within a predetermined strain state. The strained region is preferably a confined heterostructure.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a polygon die including a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and a submount to which each of the LEDs is coupled. Each LED includes a plurality of epi-layers which contains a p-type layer, an n-type layer, and a multiple quantum well (MQW) disposed between the p-type layer and the n-type layer, and a p-type electrode and an n-type electrode which are electrically coupled to the p-type layer and the n-type layer, respectively. The p-type and the n-type electrodes are located between the submount and the epi-layers. The submount contains a plurality of conductive elements configured to electrically couple at least a portion of the plurality of LEDs in series. At least some of the plurality of LEDs have non-rectangular top view shapes.

Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes an n-doped gallium nitride (n-GaN) layer located over a substrate. A multiple quantum well (MQW) layer is located over the n-GaN layer. An electron-blocking layer is located over the MQW layer. A p-doped gallium nitride (p-GaN) layer is located over the electron-blocking layer. The light-emitting device includes a hole injection layer. In some embodiments, the hole injection layer includes a p-doped indium gallium nitride (p-InGaN) layer that is located in one of the three following locations: between the MQW layer and the electron-blocking layer; between the electron-blocking layer and the p-GaN layer; and inside the p-GaN layer.

Abstract: A semipolar plane III-nitride semiconductor-based laser diode or light emitting diode, comprising a semipolar Indium containing multiple quantum wells for emitting light, having Aluminum containing quantum well barriers, wherein the Indium containing multiple quantum well and Aluminum containing barriers are grown in a semipolar orientation on a semipolar plane.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes an n-doped gallium nitride (n-GaN) layer located over a substrate. A multiple quantum well (MQW) layer is located over the n-GaN layer. An electron-blocking layer is located over the MQW layer. A p-doped gallium nitride (p-GaN) layer is located over the electron-blocking layer. The light-emitting device includes a hole injection layer. In some embodiments, the hole injection layer includes a p-doped indium gallium nitride (p-InGaN) layer that is located in one of the three following locations: between the MQW layer and the electron-blocking layer; between the electron-blocking layer and the p-GaN layer; and inside the p-GaN layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a polygon die. The polygon die includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Each LED includes a plurality of epi-layers, the epi-layers containing a p-type layer, an n-type layer, and a multiple quantum well (MQW) disposed between the p-type layer and the n-type layer. Each LED includes a p-type electrode and an n-type electrode electrically coupled to the p-type layer and the n-type layer, respectively. The polygon die also includes a submount to which each of the LEDs is coupled. The p-type and the n-type electrodes are located between the submount and the epi-layers. The submount contains a plurality of conductive elements configured to electrically couple at least a portion of the plurality of LEDs in series.

Abstract: Ohmic cathode electrodes are formed on the backside of nonpolar m-plane (1-100) and semipolar (20-21) bulk gallium nitride (GaN) substrates. The GaN substrates are thinned using a mechanical polishing process. For m-plane GaN, after the thinning process, dry etching is performed, followed by metal deposition, resulting in ohmic I-V characteristics for the contact. For (20-21) GaN, after the thinning process, dry etching is performed, followed by metal deposition, followed by annealing, resulting in ohmic I-V characteristics for the contact as well.

Abstract: A light emitting active region between a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer, wherein the first cladding layer has a lower refractive index than a refractive index of the second cladding layer, and the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer are III-nitride based.